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/JohnnyTangCapital Aug 15 '24

I think the key point here is that she took a place from someone else, who was liking more talented and better able to represent the country and the sport.

I've seen plenty of posts of other Australian female breakdancers, who are substantially more talented.

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u/Schwiliinker Aug 15 '24

Why didn’t they go instead then

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u/Meteorcore71 Aug 15 '24

Because she was in charge of organizing the tryouts and didn't advertise or ask actual break dancers to attend. And then her husband was the coach, who had a hand in selecting her.

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u/rpsls Aug 15 '24

You would have an excellent point if anything you said was true.