See the shocking allegations that have made an incredible number of Aussies demand an apology from Raygun and Olympics boss Anna Meares over Paris embarrassment

The fallout from Rachael Gunn’s headline-making performance at the Paris Olympics has gone to the next level with more than 15,000 Aussies signing a petition demanding an apology from the controversial breakdancer.

Gunn’s poorly received display saw her go viral for all the wrong reasons, and she elected to stay in Europe instead of coming back to Australia with the rest of the country’s Olympic team on Wednesday. 

She was treated like a cult hero by her teammates when she did some impromptu breaking just before the closing ceremony in Paris, but the petition shows the reaction back home has been very different.

It was started on August 12 on the change.org platform and had attracted more than 15,100 signatures at the time of writing.

The petition calls for ‘immediate accountability and transparency in the recent actions’ of Gunn and Paris chef de mission Anna Meares over how Gunn won selection to represent Australia in Paris. 

It accuses the 36-year-old of ‘manipulating the selection process to her own advantage’ so she could be chosen above more talented Aussie female breakers – an allegation described as ‘raising serious questions about the fairness and integrity of the process’.

‘We demand a public apology from Rachael Gunn and Anna Mears [sic] for misleading the Australian public and attempting to gaslight the public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes,’ the statement reads.

‘We also call for a full investigation into the selection process, an audit of Dr. Gunn’s business dealings, and a global public apology to the breaking community.’

A petition demanding a public apology from the breakdancer and Australia’s Paris Olympics boss Anna Meares has received more than 15,100 signatures (pictured)

The statement accuses Gunn (pictured) and Meares of ‘attempting to gaslight the public’  

Meares blamed the widespread criticism of Raygun’s performance on sexism in an angry statement on Sunday in which she also called the Sydneysider Australia’s best female breakdancer.

That led to a backlash as Aussies blasted the Paris Olympics boss and said misogyny had nothing to do with people slamming Raygun.

‘Saying the criticism of Raygun (can’t even believe I am typing that name!) is sexism = peanut. A total copout!’ posted one X user in a comment that summed up the feelings of many.

The big response to the petition won approval from many people online, but there were dissenting voices who doubted the allegations and pointed to the lack of evidence to back them up in the statement.

‘The petition offers no proof of its claims, no links to articles, no links to statements by people involved,’ one commenter wrote on X.

‘It was inspired by a viral tweet that made up these facts. If the narrative seems really good, too good, double check!’ 

It has since emerged that Gunn – whose husband Samuel Free is her coach and got her into breaking – has been lightheartedly offered a job by the Australian women’s cricket team. 

However, marketing expert Max Markson was dead serious when he said the academic – who holds a PhD in breaking – could earn millions due to her newfound fame.

Meares (pictured) infuriated many Australians when she blamed the strong criticism of Raygun’s performances on sexism

‘She has an enormous brand,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.

‘Her reputation in Australia isn’t that great, but she is famous across the world. 

‘I don’t think everyone else in other countries is conscious of how Australians feel about her.

‘I think Australian marketers will be avoiding her for that reason, but there will be somebody in this country who will go for it.

‘She will get international offers from sports shoe brands, like Adidas or Puma, food companies like McDonald’s or KFC, electric cars like BYD, and she will get a phone company like Telstra or Optus or Vodafone.

‘There will be other international companies that want her as well.’