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Raygun says Olympic backlash devastating

By AFP
August 17, 2024
Australias Rachael Gunn (L), known as Raygun gestures next to US Logan Edra, known as Logistx, during their battle as part of the Womens Breaking Dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Australia's Rachael Gunn (L), known as Raygun gestures next to US' Logan Edra, known as Logistx, during their battle as part of the Women's Breaking Dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 9, 2024. — AFP  

SYDNEY: Australian breakdancer Raygun has spoken out against the “pretty devastating” hatred unleashed online since her widely lampooned Paris Olympics performance.

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, a 36-year-old Sydney university lecturer, has been ridiculed by some and cheered by others for her unique performance in Paris, where she won none of her three face-offs against other B-Girls.

Gunn thanked her supporters and said she was glad to bring them some joy, in a video from a Brussels street posted on her Instagram account on Thursday. “I didn´t realise that that would also open the door to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating,” she said. “Well, I went out there and I had fun. I did take it very seriously. I worked my butt off preparing for the Olympics and I gave my all. Truly.”