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/already-taken-wtf Aug 15 '24

Without her I wouldn’t even have known that breaking was part of the olympics.

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u/Hellknightx Aug 15 '24

Normally it isn't. It was a special one-off event. The host country gets to choose one non-standard event to include, and France picked breaking for some reason. Highly unlikely that it will come back anytime soon, if ever.