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Australian breakdancer Raygun ‘sorry’ about Olympic backlash
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun competes in the Women’s Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. Photo: AFP Australia’s “Raygun” has apologized for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, whose…
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Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun competes in the Women’s Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. Photo: AFP SYDNEY – Australia’s Olympians returned home Wednesday and mounted a resolute defense of their breakdancing colleague against “awful” critics, comics and keyboard warriors. The…
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Olympics 2024: Refugee breakdancer Manizha Talash disqualified after unveiling ‘Free Afghan Women’ message | Olympics News
Breakdancer Manizha Talash has been disqualified after unveiling a ‘Free Afghan Women’ message during her Olympic performance in Paris. The World DanceSport Federation said Talash, 21, was thrown out for “displaying a political slogan on her attire”, which is strictly banned under International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules. Rule 50 of the Olympic charter explicitly bans…
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