The 36-year-old university lecturer failed to score a single point with routines that made her the biggest thing on the internet, but for all the wrong reasons - and she has found an ally in Anna Meares.
Aussie went viral after failing to score point in competition. 36-year-old's routine branded ridiculous and embarrassing. Country's chef de mission has lashed out at her criticsAustralia's Olympic chief has slammed critics of breakdancer Rachael Gunn as typical of misogynistic abuse which female athletes endure.
Gunn has since been a target of criticism for not only her performance but her appearance, online and in some mainstream media. Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn's breaking routines in Paris saw her go viral for all the wrong reasons after she failed to pick up a single point as the sport made its Olympics debut 'And I absolutely love her courage. I love her character and I feel very disappointed for her, that she has come under the attack that she has.'
'In 2008, she was locked in a room crying, being involved in a male-dominated sport as the only woman,' Meares said. In a blistering social media post, Gunn lashed out at people criticising her Olympics uniform - after some trolls suggested she looked like a tennis line official
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