Australia’s Olympic Chief, Ian Chesterman, has come to the defense of breakdancer Rachael Gunn, also known as Raygun, amidst what he describes as “disappointing” attacks. Gunn, who has been selected to represent Australia in the breakdancing competition at the 2024 Olympics, has faced backlash from critics who question her qualifications and ability to compete on the international stage.
Chesterman released a statement condemning the attacks on Gunn, stating that she has earned her place on the Olympic team through hard work, dedication, and talent. He emphasized that breakdancing is a legitimate sport that requires skill, athleticism, and artistry, and that Gunn is more than capable of representing her country with pride.
Despite the controversy surrounding her selection, Gunn has remained focused on her training and preparation for the upcoming Olympics. She has expressed gratitude for the support she has received from her fans and fellow athletes, and is looking forward to showcasing her talents on the global stage.
As the debate over breakdancing’s inclusion in the Olympics continues, Gunn’s supporters are rallying behind her, urging the public to focus on her achievements and potential as an athlete. With the games just around the corner, all eyes will be on Raygun as she competes for gold in 2024.
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Breakdancing Zoolander 😂
It wasn’t art tf 😂
Pure mockery😳
She is an insult to the incredible talent and athleticism that are actually in the Olympics
This is called ignorance. This lady needs a serious reality check
Meare's should resign immediately.
She scored 0 at the Olympics. How about you invite someone with real talent to the team instead of one of your friends? She deserves ridicule.
Keyboard warriors and trolls, literally everybody around the world seen her performance for what it was… garbage 😂
Whats with this woman’s voice? This isn’t OnlyFans, take your cucumber out.
She has no true friends
Australians are also cringing at this
Best female dancer ever. His should have won an Olympic medal
Anna, what courage did she show, courage is shown by army soldiers having real bullets fired at them on the front line, not by crappy breakdancers like Racheal Gunn. Why not look upto Margaret Court?.
Typical aussie karen, thinks way too highly of themselves
The best???…I've seen black kids out bush that would put her to shame.
LMAOAOOA
This is going to be an SNL skit.
Raygun is great. Hope she goes on to 2028 Olympics.
Champion! 💛💚 I’m sure most people posting on here couldn’t do a head spin if they tried.
honestly ? she was sent there to be ridiculed and no Anna Maers doesn't love her very much, how can you let someone compete doing that ?
So… according to Anna Mears:
Men are to blame, b/c there's more of them in the sport – not quite sure how the year 2008 came up when it's 2024 and this is the first time this farcical event has appeared in the Olympics
It doesn't matter that "Raygun" rocked up bouncing around like the Easter Bunny rather than attempting to compete in the expected fashion
The Australian taxpayer shouldn't be disappointed their hard-earned dollars went towards sending "Raygun" to Paris
And even better, in the words of "Raygun" herself:
"Look, I came into the event kind of expecting I wouldn't even get a vote". At least she had some insight, maybe she could donate some of that to Anna Mears…
She is outstanding 🤭
OMG you cannot make this about gender. She stunk in a way that we must be being punked. Or she was never told no as a child.
The kangaroo 🦘 😂
A phd vs school kid lol , phd needs to learn more😅
Ladies and gentlemen we present to you
The convulsing kangaroo and child having a meltdown
Dont send anybody ifnthere is none
"Being involved in a male dominated sport as the only woman" Yeah right, maybe at the place where she trained, but by the looks of it she must have trained for an hour or two. Come on… There are so many extremely good Bgirls everywhere, Australia is no exception. To call her the best Bgirl of Australia is the biggest BS I ever heard. This is all just too fishy. These Olympics are a disgrace.
This Olympia games are a joke. Thank you to the organizers, who took the history of the boggest sports event on the world and whiped their butts with it.
If you are going to compete in Olympia dont cry if you are bad. Olympic games are for the best of the best, not just for equality.
You see what happened when everyone wants to be equal?
As an Australian I am absolutely horrified. What the fxxx?
There we go, it was only a matter of time that her complete lack of talent was down to sexism.
Shes the best female break dancer in aussie. Seriously? Her performance is something u see at a wedding when everyone is drunk with no skill.
Criticise and go to jail
Next Olympics they're introducing "Face Painting". I can't wait!
The qualifying must have been advertised in The Australian Newspaper print edition only.
Zero..her score was a big fat ZERO..🤣🤣🤣🤣 pathetic..
…the whole world is laughing at her because she let left wing politcs tell her she was a good dancer ..totally pathetic..
The bigger question is HOW ON EARTH is she the Oceania champion!!? This representation of Australia and the personal performance should NOT be celebrated, the difference in technical, artistic and fitness ability was as glaring as if I'd rocked up in the 100m against Usain Bolt! The wearing of the RSL Bowling mum kit only added to the bizarre nature of this embarrassing farce. If she had any self awareness, she would have known how this would look. I feel it has more to do with her 'background story' why she was even on the team, which should be as relevant to sending her to the event as re-heated Toad-in-the-Hole! As for Anna Meares, VERY disappointing, surely she can see the issue! This is not about gender, it's gaslighting to suggest this, if this had been a Male performance, the same reaction would have been generated!, in fact a lot of the comments are coming from other women!. The FACT that the judges awarded ZERO points tells you everything!
I'm an artist and I hate people who thinks being original is all you need to get recognized.
In every artistic field you ALWAYS need to learn the basics before reinventing them.
Members of the bboy/girl community should be outraged. They were mocked
This isn't trolling, this is normal people realising that they genuinely could have done better.
They thought she could be their Eddie The Eagle.
Is tis the only B-girl that Australia can find?! I know there are fsr more better than her so why tf she's there!!!
She probably grew up getting participation trophies….