'Can't believe it': Raygun auctions off signed Olympics shirt for local community cause
Australian breakdancer Dr Rachael Gunn, better known by her b-girl name "Raygun", has auctioned off a signed official Team Australia shirt from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The green and gold ASICS-designed kit featuring Gunn's signature scrawled across the front, sold for $1860 with the proceeds going to chairity.
Gunn was catapulted to international stardom after her Paris 2024 campaign went viral.
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Australia's Raygun competes during the B-Girls round robin event at Paris 2024. Getty
As breaking made its Olympic debut in Paris, Gunn contested three battles in which she failed to score a single point.
The shirt sold was not Gunn's iconic green number that she wore when she performed her routine, which featured Australian-inspired moves such as the hopping kangaroo and the sprinkler.
The auction was to raise money for a not-for-profit community-based preschool and daycare in the rural NSW town of Harden, which holds a special place in her heart.
In an Instagram story posted to her account on Wednesday, Gunn revealed the sum of the highest bidder.
"Wow!!! Can't believe my signed shirt sold for this much!!," she captioned a screenshot of the eBay auction result, alongside a brain-exploding emoji.
"Thank you to everyone who shared and supported.
Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn's Instagram story. @raygun_aus via Getty Images
"We're that much closer to getting Bunyip Preschool and Daycare back up and running."
The Sydney-based dancer and university lecturer also recently hosted a kids' charity disco fundraising event in Harden last month.
Speaking to local media company Region Riverina, Gunn said that she spent her childhood Christmases in Harden and that her cousin sends her three children to Bunyip Preschool and Daycare.
Last month, a devastating hailstorm ripped through the town, which flooded and damaged the local preschool and daycare.
The centre is currently operating out of the Harden Showgrounds until the facility is repaired. However, in several months, the provider will be forced to relocate again.
Gunn is hoping to capitalise on her worldwide attention despite her campaign drawing criticism towards herself and the Australian Olympic Committee.
Last August, tens of thousands of people signed a petition calling for "immediate transparency and accountability" around how Gunn qualified to represent Australia.
Similar items worn by Australian athletes are also being sold on the online marketplace.
