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Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, here on August 9 at the Paris Olympics, announced her withdrawal from competition.
PARIS 2024 – The jokes have lasted too long for Raygun. The Australian breaker announced on Wednesday November 6 that she was leaving the competition permanently after being “upset” by the wave of negative reactions to his performance at the Paris Olympics.
Rachael Gunn, a lecturer at the University of Sydney, was ridiculed by some viewers and acclaimed by others for her unique performance in Paris, where she failed to win any of her three face-offs with other B-Girls.
Faced with reactions “truly upsetting”the breaker announced her withdrawal from the discipline. “I am no longer going to participate in competitions”she told Australian radio station 2DayFM. “I was really preparing to continue competing but now it seems to be a really difficult thing for me”concluded Raygun this Wednesday.
Raygun’s movements, notably his imitation of a kangaroo, and his tracksuit in the colors of Australia, have been parodied around the world, notably by American television host Jimmy Fallon. She was the subject of even more virulent criticism and mockery online.
“I worked really hard to prepare for the Olympics and I gave it everything I had, really”she assured in August.
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The breaker had previously said she did not imagine that her performance would open the door “so much hatred, which was honestly quite devastating”. Made fun of, the breaker received the support of Australian athletes and the Prime Minister of her country.
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In September, the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF) named her the best breaker in the world, based on events organized between December 2023 and the Games, such as the Oceania Championship from which she emerged victorious during this period.
But the criticism was too strong for the Australian. With this level of attention, people filming his performance and posting it online, “it just wouldn’t be the same experience”she said.
Present for the first time at the Paris Olympic Games, breaking will not feature at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, in the United States.
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