Australia's Olympic chief defends breakdancer 'Raygun' against wave of online abuse

Australia's chef de mission Anna Meares said the online comments against 'Raygun' are typical of historic misogynistic abuse.

Australia's Chef de Mission Anna Meares has condemned critics of breakdancer Rachael Gunn, pointing out that she should be applauded for her courage, rather than pilloried for her performance at the Paris Games. Gunn, known as 'Raygun', failed to score a point when breakdancing made its debut as an Olympic sport in Paris.

Gunn, a 36-year-old Australian university lecturer, lost all three of her round-robin battles by a combined score of 54-0 . "In 2008, she was locked in a room crying, being involved in a male- dominated sport as the only woman," Meares said.

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