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Paris: Olympics commentator Bob Ballard was dropped from Eurosport, the European pay TV company, on Monday after the veteran sportscaster made sexist comments about the Australian women\u2019s swim team.<\/p>\n
Following the conclusion of Saturday 4\u00d7100 meter freestyle relay, during which Team Australia won the gold medal, Ballard commented on the team\u2019s apparent delay in exiting the Paris Aquatic Centre as they celebrated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, the women just finishing off. You know what women are like, hanging around, doing their makeup,\u201d Ballard said.<\/p>\n
Lizzie Simmonds, the former Olympian and his Eurosport co-host, immediately rebuffed his comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cOutrageous, Bob,\u201d Simmons said, as Ballard laughed. \u201cSome of the men are doing that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Eurosport, which distributes the Olympic broadcast in Europe and shares the same parent company as CNN, confirmed Ballard had been dropped over his comments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can confirm that Bob Ballard has been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect,\u201d it said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted Monday on social media, Ballard offered an apology for his remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe comments I made during the Australian freestyle relay victory ceremony on Saturday have caused some offence. It was never my intention to upset or belittle anyone and, if I did, I apologise. I am a massive advocate of women\u2019s sport,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI shall miss the Eurosport team, dearly and wish them all the best for the rest of the Olympics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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