Gunn has also issued a statement this week about the impact the negative backlash has had on her over the past few weeks.

In a video posted on Instagram August 15, she said: „I really appreciate the positivity and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives, that’s what I hoped.

„I didn’t realize that would also open the door to so much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating.”

She also went to speak about the ‘misinformation’ surrounding her inclusion in the Australian team, adding that people should ‘refer to the recent statement provided by the AOC, as well as the posts on the Oz Breaking Instagram page as well as the WDSF Breaking for Gold page’.

Change.org said in a statement that it ‘maintains strict guidelines against content that constitutes harassment, bullying, or spreading false information’.

It went on: „We take such matters seriously and remove any content that violates these standards to protect our users and uphold the integrity of our community.”