Hi this is Benji.

I wasn’t expecting to fundraise so close to this competition, but about 3 weeks ago there were some sudden changes and circumstances that we hadn’t expected to come across. It has meant so much to me and I am extremely grateful for all donations that have been generously given to me especially over the past 2 weeks since people have known about my situation for Budapest. I know that everybody that has given to me has given out of their own money and sacrificed their own time and effort into helping me- money that could have went to their family or bills or even their own dreams. I just want everyone to know that by what they have helped me to achieve it has meant the absolute world to me and my family. I can’t wait to go to Budapest and do Australia proud 🇦🇺. You can watch me on the Olympic Channel online or on the app.

When I get back I will do my best to thank you all personally . THANK YOU ALL 🫶🏻🙏🏼





My name is Benji. I am a 16 year old breaker (breakdance) from the Gold Coast. I come from Adelaide but started breaking after we moved to QLD in 2016.

Breaking is officially an Olympic sport and in the last week of October I competed in 2 days of Olympic qualifiers. I was the youngest in the competition and I made it to the finals to battle it out for gold to earn a place on the Australian Olympic team. At the end of the day I came away with silver. This means I have qualified to go to Shanghai in May and Budapest in June for the Olympic Qualifier Series which is where the best athletes from around the world have the final opportunity to qualify to represent their country and compete in the Paris games.

I am the only athlete from Queensland (the Gold Coast) who has qualified for the Olympic Qualifier Series and I will be the youngest competitor for this competition world wide. I really want to represent us all well. 

Due to limited allocation of funding for Australian athletes we have found ourselves in a position where we’ve had to come up with all of the funds for these trips upfront with some reimbursements being offered after the competitions have taken place.

If you would like to see some of what the Olympic qualifier looked like I have posted a couple of reels on my Instagram page @bboybenmx

Thank you, Benji.

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