Dr. Dre Wants to Compete on USA Archery Team at 2028 Olympics and 'Win the Gold Medal': 'I'm Dead-Ass Serious'

Mar. 15, 2025

Dr. Dreis coming for the gold with his bow and arrow.

In anew interview withEntertainment Tonight, the rapper and music executive, 59, expressed interest in competing on the USA Archery Team at the 2028 Olympics in his native Los Angeles — and he’s been practicing for quite some time.

“I’m trying to tryout for the Olympics in 2028,” said Dre, visibly surprising theETreporter. “I’m dead-ass serious.”

Dr. Dre performs in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, 2024.Emma McIntyre/Getty

Dr. Dre performs at the LA28 Olympic Games Handover Celebration.

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The Beats Electronics founder explained he “started playing around with archery in junior high” but eventually “stopped for a while” before getting back into the sport more recently.

“My son bought me a set-up. I don’t know if it was for my birthday or Father’s Day or something like that, so I have it set up in my backyard,” added Dre, born Andre Romell Young. “And I heard qualifying for the Olympics is 77 feet, and I practice at 90.”

“Wouldn’t that be interesting to go, especially with it being here in L.A., and win the gold medal?” he asked confidently. “I feel like I could do anything.”

Dr. Dre in Los Angeles in February 2024.Emma McIntyre/Getty

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Elsewhere in the interview, Dre offered his thoughts on the debut of breakdancing as a medal sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics — and seemingly addressed Australian competitorRaygun’s viral moves.

“I did not like that. It’s so many great breakdancers, I don’t know why they had this particular person doing that,” he said.

“It was funny,” continued the “I Need a Doctor” artist. “I got some laughs out of it, but what the f—? There are incredible breakdancers out right now. I don’t know how that happened.”

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Raygun

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“Me and my friends have been s—ting ourselves laughing for 24 hours,” she added. “If you haven’t seen it, please leave the show and Google it, ‘cause it is LOLs.”

source: people.com