BBC man John Inverdale wades into ANOTHER sexism row after telling Andy Murray he’s first to win two golds in Olympic tennis
Wimbledon champ pointed out that Williams sisters have actually won four each
BBC presenter John Inverdale’s Olympic woes continued yesterday after he was accused of sexism.
He had to be corrected by tennis champ Andy Murray live on air for overlooking US aces Venus and Serena Williams.
Inverdale, 58, who has already shocked viewers with his on-air bust up with Sir Steve Redgrave, interviewed Murray after he beat Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro.
He said: “You’re the first person to win two Oly-mpic tennis gold medals, that’s an extraordinary feat, isn’t it?”
Murray replied: “I think Venus and Serena have won about four each, but hadn’t defended a singles title before.”
Harry Potter author JK Rowling echoed the view of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon when she tweeted: “As if we needed more reasons to worship (Murray): he just reminded John Inverdale that women are people too.”
Viewer Alice Singer added: “How many more sexist gaffes before BBC get rid of him?”
His comments yesterday morning follow The Sun’s exclusive that he and Sir Steve, 54, had a spat while presenting last week. The Games icon said of Inverdale: “We’ll have to call you Jaws because I can never get a word in edgeways.”
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Inverdale was sidelined from the BBC’s Wimbledon coverage in 2013 for saying France’s Marion Bartoli “was never going to be a looker”.
He accidentally used the C-word while covering Cheltenham last year.
And in July, he was accused of “casual racism” when he compared tennis player Nick Kyrgios to a Jungle Book character.
The BBC said his latest gaffe “was a simple error”.