Liu Qingyi (simplified Chinese: 刘清漪; traditional Chinese: 劉清漪; pinyin: Liú Qīngyī; born 19 October 2005),[1] also known as 671, is a Chinese breakdancer who represented China in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games,[2] and won the bronze medal in the B-Girls competition.[3]
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Native name | 刘清漪 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | 671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Huixian, Henan, China | October 19, 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Breakdancing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liu won gold at the 2022 Asian Games for women's breakdancing,[4] becoming the first Chinese breakdancer to be a medallist and qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] She won silver in the 2022 WDSF World Breaking Championships in South Korea.[2]
Her nickname 671 is because the numbers are pronounced similarly to her name in Chinese (Chinese: 六七一; pinyin: Liù qī yī).[2] Liu began breakdancing at ten years old.[4]
References
edit- ^ "671". Olympics.com.
- ^ a b c "B-Girl 671: China's Liu Qingyi breaking career portrait". Red Bull. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Breaking Schedule and Results". Olympics.com.
- ^ a b "Liu Qingyi: China's breaking prodigy aiming to make more history in Paris". South China Morning Post. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "People's Republic of China's breaking "Queen" Liu Qingyi: Be yourself, enjoy the music, enjoy the stage". Olympics.com. 2024-06-19.
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