Breakdancing will put forward its case for Olympic inclusion at the FISE World Series in Montpellier © Getty Images

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will get another insight into the world of breakdancing at the second leg of the International Festival of Extreme Sports (FISE) World Series in Montpellier.

The sport has been proposed for inclusion at Paris 2024 and this latest Series round will be the last international event to present breakdancing ahead of IOC deliberations.

In 2017, FISE Montpellier hosted a breakdancing show in collaboration with the World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) and the French Dance Federation (FFD).

Two years on and it has become a part of the festival's competition programme, with events running tomorrow and Thursday.

It was one of four sports, alongside skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing, recommended for provisional inclusion by the IOC Executive Board in March.

The five-day festival, which begins in the French city tomorrow, is one of the most prestigious free sporting events in France, with around 600,000 spectators attending to watch nearly 2,000 professional and amateur riders compete.

Greek veteran Dimitris Kyrsanidis and Hikari Izumi of Japan claimed International Gymnastics Federation Parkour World Cup victories in Hiroshima in the first leg of the series in April.

Frenchman Johan Tonnoir had to settle for second behind Kyrsanidis in the men's freestyle final with 27.50 points, but will be hoping to turn the tables as the competition gets under way in Montpellier.

Almost 600,000 spectators are expected to descend on Montpellier for the latest leg of the International Festival of Extreme Sports World Series © Getty Images
Almost 600,000 spectators are expected to descend on Montpellier for the latest leg of the International Festival of Extreme Sports World Series © Getty Images

Izumi delighted the home crowd as she triumphed in the women's speed final, clocking 17.31secs to finish ahead of Aleksandra Schevschenko of Russia and Ukraine's Anna Griukach.

Japan will be aiming for a second successive clean sweep in the women's skateboard street event – a discipline which will make its debut on the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020 – after taking all three steps on the rostrum in Hiroshima.

Nishiya Momiji was on the top step with a score of 88.00 points, with Fuuna Nakayama two points adrift in second.

Horiguchi Rika earned the bronze medal with 80.00 points.

The Scooter Freestyle Park Pro and Snipes Skateboard Street Pro semi-finals will take place on May 30, with the WS Roller Freestyle Park World Cup semi-final on May 31.

The BMX events also begin on May 31 with the Freestyle Spine Ramp Pro Group Two qualification, while the men and women's UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup competitions start on June 1.