Hong Kong plumber's Olympic breakdancing dream goes down the toilet

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HONG KONG: Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games but the Hong Kong B-boy hopes to help develop the city's next wave of talent in the dance sport.

Breakdancer Cheung Cheuk-Man dances during the Breaking Team Qualities competition in Hong Kong, China on Jun 18, 2023. HONG KONG: Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when breaking makes its debut at the Paris Games but the Hong Kong B-boy hopes to help develop the city's next wave of talent in the dance sport.

"If I could enter the Olympics, it would be even more amazing," said Cheung, who needs his day job to pay rent for his tiny apartment in the city's industrial Kwai Chung district. Breakdancer Cheung Cheuk-Man eats with his teammates before a competition held in Macau, China on Apr 8, 2023.

 

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