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BBC Olympics Commentator Corrects Co-Host Who Misgendered U.S. Shot Putter Raven Saunders Live on Air


A BBC Olympics commentator corrected co-host Steve Backley after he misgendered U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders live on air.

Team GB long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, who is commentating for the BBC this Olympics after an injury prevented her from taking part in the games, was quick to rectify her colleague Steve Backley’s faux pas after Backley accidentally referred to a shot putter with an incorrect pronoun. Last month Eurosports commentator Bob Ballard was dropped after making a sexist remark about the Australian women’s relay team on air. After the 15-second clip went viral on social media the commentator was dropped by the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned sports network Eurosport.

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