Controversial Australian Olympic breakdance dancer Rachael Gunn withdraws from competition

SYDNEY (AP) – Australian tennis player Rachael Gunn told a Sydney radio station she plans to withdraw from competition just three months after her unconventional performance on the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified to the games.

The now 37-year-old University of Sydney lecturer missed the mark in all three competition rounds in August, performing a routine that included unconventional moves corresponding to a kangaroo jump.

Gunn initially planned to proceed competing, but found it so “upsetting” that she modified her mind.

“I just had no control over how people perceived me and who I was,” she told radio station 2DayFM. “I definitely intended to proceed competing, but it surely seems really difficult now. “I think there will be a level of control, people will film it and it will go on the Internet.”

There was breaking she appeared on the Olympic Games for the primary time. This could also be a one-off event and never included in this system for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games or the 2032 Brisbane, Australia Olympic Games.

“Raygun,” because it was called, got here later ridiculed on social mediawith some posts also questioning the Olympic qualification process.

In a television interview for The Project broadcast in September on Australia’s Channel 10, she talked about it chased by cameras through the streets of Paris and the way she handled the very public response to her performance.

“It was really wild,” she said. “If people are chasing me, what should I do? This really made me panic. I was nervous about performing in public. It was quite tense for a while.”

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She apologized for the confusion, but again defended her performance and she said she was grateful for the support from others involved in the game.

She had defended herself before how she qualified for Parisand repeated it on a TV show.

“I won the Oceania Championship. It was a direct qualifier,” Gunn said. “There were nine judges, all from abroad. As soon as I qualified for the Olympics, I knew my possibilities were slim.

“People didn’t understand the violation and were just angry at my performance,” she added. “The conspiracy theories were just terrible and it was really upsetting. People are now attacking our reputation and our integrity – none of the attacks are based on fact.”

Gunn’s performance was ridiculed on the Internet and on television, including: within the skit re Jimmy Fallon’s late night TV show.

In a Sydney radio interview on Wednesday, Gunn said she wouldn’t completely stop breaking down.

“I’m still dancing and I’m still breaking.” she said. “But it’s like being in my living room with my partner.”