The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, called ‘Parity Games’ They are historic because the same number of male and female athletes compete in them. For example, the Spanish expedition had two more women (192) than men (190).
In the last few hours of commentary from Bob Ballard, veteran commentator of the Eurosport, caused controversy. Narrating Saturday night’s swim session, Ballard, who has more than four decades in the media, commented on the medal presentation of women’s 4×100 freestyle. After receiving the gold medal, Shayna Jack, Mollie O’Callaghan, Meg Harris and Emma McKeon, members of the Australian team, left the pool, with Ballard saying live: “They’re done. You know what girls are like , always hanging out, putting on makeup…” Lizzie Simmonds, his broadcast partner, reacted immediately. “It’s crazy, Bob. There are men who do it too,” he said.
The clip went viral on social networks and Eurosport did not hesitate to remove the commentator from the Olympic broadcasts for “an inappropriate comment”. This is indicated in a short statement. Ballard He used his X account to apologize. “The comments I made offended people, something I did not mean and I want to apologize for that. I am a great supporter of women’s sport and I will miss the Eurosport team. I wish to theirs is the best for the rest of the games. No, I will make more comments.
Source: La Verdad
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