Olympic Games commentator pulled from Paris coverage after sexist remark about female swimmers
manchestereveningnews.co.ukEurosport have confirmed commentator Bob Ballard has been removed from their Paris Olympics coverage after an 'inappropriate' comment during the games.
It came after Australia’s women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team, involving Emma McKeon, Shayna Jack, Mollie O'Calloghan and Meg Harris, secured gold.
The experienced comment was heard saying: "Well, the women just finishing up. You know what women are like... hanging around, doing their make-up." READ MORE Wave of 'high pressure' to sweep across UK this week as country set to sizzle in heatwave Ballard was heard making the comment during coverage of the women's swimming.
The footage spread on social media, and Eurosport have since issued a statement, the Mirror reports. It read: "During a segment of Eurosport's coverage last night, commentator Bob Ballard made an inappropriate comment.
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