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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker retires from competition

Australia Breaker Retires - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games.

The now 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer failed to get on the scoreboard in all three of her competition rounds in August, with a routine that included unorthodox moves such as a kangaroo hop.

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