PARIS (AP) — Eurosport has dropped an Olympic swimming commentator from its Paris coverage for an “inappropriate” comment about women.
British journalist Bob Ballard said on air after Australia won the 4×100-meter freestyle relay on Saturday:
Well, the women just finishing up. You know what women are like … hanging around, doing their makeup.
Co-commentator Lizzie Simmonds, who swam at the 2012 London Olympics for Britain, reacted on air by describing the comment as “outrageous.”
