Greek TV commentator fired for 'racist' comment about Korean athlete

 

Korea's Jeoung Young-sik celebrates a point against Greece's Panagiotis Gionis during the men's singles round 3 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, July 27. AFP-Yonhap
Korea's Jeoung Young-sik celebrates a point against Greece's Panagiotis Gionis during the men's singles round 3 table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, July 27. AFP-Yonhap

A sports commentator in Greece who made an on-air remark about a South Korean athlete at the Tokyo Olympics that the station called racist has been fired, the country's state-run broadcaster said Tuesday.

ERT television said it had ended its collaboration with 메이저사이트추천 journalist Dimosthenis Karmiris as a guest commentator following comments he made after Jeoung Young-sik beat Panagiotis Gionis of Greece in men's table tennis.

Asked about the skill of South Korean table tennis players, Karmiris said ''their eyes are narrow so I can't understand how they can see the ball moving back and forth.''

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Several hours later, ERT posted a statement on its website.

''Racist comments have no place on public television,'' ERT said in the statement. ''The collaboration between ERT and Dimosthenis Karmiris was terminated today, immediately after the morning show.''

Jeoung beat Gionis 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6, 14-12. (AP)



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