Co-commentator Lizzie Simmonds, who also called Ballard’s comment “outrageous,” chuckled at the statement.
Following the incident, Eurosport issued the following statement: “Last night, during a section of Eurosport’s programming, commentator Bob Ballard made an unacceptable joke.
“To that end, he has been removed from our commentary roster with immediate effect.” The seasoned pundit has covered several Olympic Games and World Championships during her career in sports journalism, which dates back to the 1980s.
Ballard hasn’t made any public remarks about being fired yet. Olympic athletes bite their medals because of this. AWESOME OLYMPICS DRAG VIEWERS IN WITH ‘CAP CATCHER’
With a time of 3:28.92, Australia claimed the gold for the fourth time in a row, and McKeon became the most decorated Olympian in the nation by winning his sixth gold medal.
“I made an effort not to give it too much thought earlier… Just sentimental,” McKeon, who will now be retiring from the Olympics, said to Nine.
