Tokyo Olympics: Greek TV commentator fired for racist comment on South Korean desk tennis participant

Tokyo Olympics: A Greek sports activities commentator made racist feedback on Jeoung Young-sik, who defeated Panagiotis Gionis of Greece in males’s desk tennis. South Korean desk tennis participant Jeoung Young-sik (AP Image)HIGHLIGHTSA sports activities commentator from Greece was fired for his racist comment on South Korean playerHe made the feedback following Jeoung Young-sik defeated Panagiotis Gionis of GreeceRacist feedback haven’t any place on public tv: ERTA sports activities journalist in Greece who made an on-air comment a few South Korean desk tennis palyer on the Tokyo Olympics that the station termed as racist has been fired, the nation’s state-run broadcaster stated on Tuesday.

ERT tv stated it had ended its collaboration with veteran commentator Dimosthenis Karmiris following racist feedback he made after Jeoung Young-sik beat Panagiotis Gionis of Greece in males’s desk tennis.Asked concerning the ability of South Korean desk tennis gamers, Karmiris stated “their eyes are narrow so I can’t understand how they can see the ball moving back and forth.”TOKYO 2020: Full Coverage | Day 4 HighlightsSeveral hours later, ERT posted an announcement on its web site.“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.(With enter from AP)Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.