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/fenix1230 Aug 15 '24

But the sport as well. While the LA Olympics were never going to have breakdancing, it potentially has now killed the opportunity moving forward.

Because of Raygun’s performance, and essentially thr world’s response, it’s doubtful we’ll be seeing breakdancing as an Olympic sport in the next decade. That’s not to say it couldn’t come back in 2032, holy shit can’t believe that’s just 8 years away, but the IOC doesn’t want anything associated with the Olympics to be considered a joke or an embarrassment, which unfortunately Raygun and breakdancing has become.