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Olympic Commentator Removed After Sexist Remark On Women’s Swimming Team

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Television broadcaster Eurosport on Sunday removed a commentator from its Paris Olympics coverage after he made a sexist remark during the swimming competition.

Bob Ballard made the comment about Australia's swimmers after they won the women's 4x100m freestyle relay gold on Saturday.

In a clip which went viral on social media, Ballard said: "Well, the women just finishing up. You know what women are likeā€¦ hanging around, doing their make-up."

Ballard's co-commentator Lizzie Simmonds called the remark "outrageous".

"During a segment of Eurosport's coverage last night, commentator Bob Ballard made an inappropriate comment," Eurosport said in a statement.

"To that end, he has been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect."

There was no immediate reaction from Ballard.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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