“Raygun” of Australia, the laughingstock of the Paris 2024 Olympics, ranked world number 1 in its sport – Libération

2024-09-11 06:41:02

After a ridiculous performance at the Olympic Games in which he received zero points, the “Raygun” breaker received his reward: he was crowned number 1 by the World DanceSport Federation. A ranking which should be short-lived.

The artist of “kangaroo dance” was able to go back. The Australian wrestler “Raygun”, who was ridiculed for his performance at the Paris Olympics, has become the world number 1 in his sport, the governing body confirmed on Thursday, September 11. His performance was parodied several times on International talk shows and fans around the world wonder how he could have been chosen. The sportswoman has defied the wave of hate and confusion she is the subject of.

Rachael Gunn, 37, now has revenge after being eliminated in the qualifying stages during the Paris Olympics without getting a place: she was awarded the best dancer in the world by the World Dancesport Federation (WDSF). The ranking is based on the athlete’s four performances in the past 12 months, the Federation said.

With few events scheduled between December 2023 and the Olympic Games to confirm this position, “Many athletes have only one result in the ranking competition”as we press Release from WDSF. “Raygun” won the Oceania tournament this season, giving him 1,000 points in the rankings.

A short-term ranking

Japanese wrestler Riko won the World Series Gold in Hong Kong in December, which also earned her 1,000 points, but the WDSF awarded the first place to “Raygun”, believing that her competition had more weight. This first place on the stadium should be temporary, the team has confirmed “that the conditions will change after the end of twelve months of fields and when the next WDSF Breaking for Gold World Series takes place in Shanghai in October 2024”.

Last week, Rachael Gunn, a lecturer at the University of Sydney, apologized on Australian television for a backlash against the fractured community. He said seriously that he did not expect to do well in the Olympics, but his record showed he was the best player in Australia. And to clarify: “As soon as I qualified, I wondered what I did because I knew I would be beaten, and people would not understand the way I was doing and what I was going to do.”