{"id":204476,"date":"2024-07-30T11:20:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/30\/olympics-commentator-sacked-over-sexist-remarks\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:20:16","slug":"olympics-commentator-sacked-over-sexist-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/30\/olympics-commentator-sacked-over-sexist-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics Commentator Sacked Over Sexist Remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A veteran sports commentator has been sacked from his Olympics role after making a sexist remark about Australian female swimmers following their gold medal win.<\/p>\n<p>As the 4x100m freestyle relay team were making their way off the pool deck in Paris, Bob Ballard said they were \u201cfinishing up\u201d, adding \u201cyou know what women are like\u2026 hanging around, doing their make-up\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The clip quickly went viral and broadcaster Eurosport later said he had been removed from the commentary line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Ballard has yet to comment publicly on his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mollie O\u2019Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris and Shayna Jack had just beaten the US and China, to make it the fourth Olympics in a row where Australia has claimed the gold medal in the event.<\/p>\n<p>They were waving to crowds and celebrating the achievement when Mr Ballard made his comments.<\/p>\n<p>His co-commentator and British swimming champion Lizzie Simmonds had immediately branded his remark \u201coutrageous\u201d, prompting laughter from Ballard.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Eurosport said Ballard \u2013 previously a long-time BBC reporter and presenter \u2013 would not return to their airwaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring a segment of Eurosport\u2019s coverage last night, commentator Bob Ballard made an inappropriate comment,\u201d the broadcaster said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo that end, he has been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ballard has been a stalwart of global sports coverage since the 1980s, reporting on many Olympic Games and World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>He has commentated on an array of sports including water polo, ice hockey and wheelchair tennis, but is best known for his coverage of swimming and diving.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A veteran sports commentator has been sacked from his Olympics role after making a sexist remark about Australian female swimmers following their gold medal win. 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