A petition calling for breakdancer Raygun to apologise contains 'falsehoods aimed at inciting hatred against her', says the Australian Olympic Committee.
Paris breaking head judge MGbility and Sergey Nifontov of the World DanceSport Federation came out in support of Raygun following the backlashA petition calling for an investigation into breakdancer Rachael Gunn's selection for the Olympics has "stirred up public hatred without any factual basis", says the Australian Olympic Committee.
The petition, which calls for an apology from Gunn, 36, as well as Australia's Olympic chef de mission Anna Meares, now has over 50,000 signatures.
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