{"id":83652,"date":"2024-08-15T21:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-says-olympic-backlash-devastating-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T21:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:36:04","slug":"australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-says-olympic-backlash-devastating-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australian-breakdancer-rachael-gunn-says-olympic-backlash-devastating-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says Olympic backlash \u2018devastating\u2019  | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20240815195855384-j1eV5.mp3\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since she competed at the Paris Olympics has been devastating and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I really appreciate the positivity, and I&#8217;m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. That&#8217;s what I hoped,&#8221; Gunn, who is known as B-girl Raygun, said in an Instagram post on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t realise that that would also open the door to so much hate which has, frankly, been pretty devastating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gunn was lambasted online and in mainstream media after she lost all three of her round robin battles in Paris, where breaking made its Olympic debut.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Well, I went out there and I had fun &#8212; I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all. Truly,&#8221; Gunn said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) earlier on Thursday condemned an online petition calling for an investigation into Gunn&#8217;s selection for the Paris Olympics, saying it contained falsehoods aimed at inciting hatred against her.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">AOC chief executive Matt Carroll said the petition had &#8220;stirred up public hatred without any factual basis&#8221;, adding that it was &#8220;vexatious, misleading and bullying&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Carroll&#8217;s statement also said the 36-year-old Gunn had been &#8220;selected through a transparent and independent qualification event and nomination process&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gunn asked for privacy, saying: &#8220;I&#8217;d really like to ask the press to please stop harassing my family, my friends, the Australian breaking community and the broader street dance community. Everyone has been through a lot as a result of this, so I ask you to please respect their privacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">She said she would take a few weeks of previously planned holiday in Europe and would answer any more questions on her return to Australia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The change.org petition calling for Gunn to apologise has collected more than 54,000 signatures. The AOC have written to the organisation asking for it to be removed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Breaking is not on the sports programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since she competed at the Paris Olympics has been devastating and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends. &#8220;I really appreciate the positivity, and I&#8217;m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. 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