Greek state television broadcaster ERT fired a presenter from its Olympic morning show on Tuesday (July 27) due to a racist comment. Immediately after the comment, a wave of indignation against Karmoiris broke out on social media. A few hours later, the management of the state television announced Karmoiris' dismissal on the grounds that racist comments would not be tolerated. Karmoiris had already been criticised on Monday, when he said that Greek shooter Anna Korakaki had "messed it up" at these Olympic Games. The 2016 Olympian finished sixth in the 10-metre air pistol shooting competition.

Source: The Star July 28, 2021 01:52 UTC