The event came after the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team of Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris won gold on Saturday afternoon. In a clip that went viral on social media, Ballard said: “Well, the women just finished… You know how women are… They’re getting laid, they’re doing their makeup.”
Ballard’s co-commentator Lizzy Simmonds called the remark “outrageous”.
A statement from the broadcaster said: “During part of Eurosport’s coverage last night, commentator Bob Ballard made an inappropriate comment. To that end, it has been removed from our comments roster with immediate effect.”
Ballard has yet to publicly comment on his removal.
Australia won their fourth straight gold in the event with a time of 3min 28.92sec, with McKeon winning a sixth gold medal to become the country’s most decorated Olympian.
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