Chef de mission Anna Meares issued an impassioned defence of under-fire breaking competitor Rachael Gunn
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as Raygun, during the B-Girls round robin competition at at the Paris Olympic Games.Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as Raygun, during the B-Girls round robin competition at at the Paris Olympic Games.Anna Meares issued an impassioned defence of under-fire breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, as Australia’s chef de mission hailed the country’s most successful Olympic team at an emotional press conference on the penultimate day of Paris 2024.
“One hundred years ago, leading into Paris 1924, Australia sent a team of 37 athletes. None were women. One hundred years later we have 256 women represented here, and Raygun is an absolutely loved member of this Olympic team.”Meares, herself a two-time Olympic gold medal winning track cyclist, was in tears as she commended the Australian team’s outstanding performance at the Games, which midway through Saturday.
“We have always talked about the Cathy Freeman effect,” Meares continued, referencing the runner who won gold on home soil at the Sydney 2000 Games in one of the most iconic moments in Australian sporting history. “Now we have the
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