Olympics Broadcaster Removed from Coverage over Comment About Australian Swimmers
- July 29, 2024
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A broadcaster for Eurosport was removed from covering the Paris 2024 Olympics after he made a seemingly sexist comment about the Australian women’s swimming team.
Bob Ballard was heard making a comment about knowing “what women are like,” adding that they were “hanging around, doing their make-up” after the Australian women’s swim team had just won the gold in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, according to the Independent.
The Australian women’s swimming team set a record of 3:28:92, while the American’s women swim team set a time of 3:30:20 and received a silver, according to NBC Olympics.