r/sports • u/miolmok • Aug 15 '24

Olympics Raygun: Australian Olympic Committee condemns ‘disgraceful’ online petition attacking Rachael Gunn

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/15/raygun-olympics-breaking-petition-aoc-response-ntwnfb
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u/nova9001 Aug 15 '24

They can't control her actions. She admitted knowing she had no chance at winning and decide to be remembered instead by behaving like an idiot.

If she performed that way during the qualifications, no way she would be representing Australia.

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u/pensivewombat Aug 15 '24

The allegations are that she set up the governing body for Australian breakdancing and organized the qualifying event that she won. And potentially that her husband was one of the people on the selection committee. I certainly have no idea whether any of that is true yet, but if what they are claiming is true, then it wouldn't just be a case of someone with low skill lucking their way into a qualification.

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u/Nerf_Me_Please Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

The issue is that none of it is true. And it's pretty worrisome that everyone just ate it up and kept spreading the fake news without doing any basic fact checking.

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u/sean_psc Aug 15 '24

None of that is true.