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Sexist comment leads to sports commentator’s dismissal

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Bob Ballard was criticized and fired after a sexist comment about the Australian women’s swimming team during the Paris 2024 Olympics, the most queer of the century

Veteran sports commentator Bob Ballard, who has had a long career covering events such as the Olympic Games and World Championships since the 1980s, has been widely condemned after making a comment deemed sexist during the broadcast of the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. the most queer of all, with trans women in the opening and everything.

On Saturday, July 27, the Australian team of Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris won the gold medal. After their victory, Ballard said, “Well, the women are just finishing up. You know how women are… walking around, doing their makeup.”

Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris
Co-commentator Lizzie Simmonds initially laughed off the comment but quickly called it “outrageous.” The backlash on social media was immediate, with users criticizing the comment as sexist. A clip of the broadcast was posted to TikTok with the caption criticizing “casual sexism” in Olympic coverage.

Eurosport issued a statement on Sunday saying Ballard’s comment was inappropriate and that he had been removed from the broadcaster’s commentary roster with immediate effect.

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Source: Maxima

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