An Olympic commentator has been corrected live on-air after misgendering masked athlete, Raven Saunders.
The 28-year-old, who made a name for themselves at the Tokyo Olympics having won silver, has now got their sights set at taking home the gold medal for Team USA at the Paris Games.
The extremely talented shot put star has unfortunately faced many barriers in their journey, including mental health struggles and injuries.
However, Saunders’ ‘mantra’ is that ‘nothing in the world will stop me being great’, according to i News.
Saunders, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, told the outlet: “I am constantly sitting myself down and looking in that mirror and reminding myself, ‘You’re Raven, The Hulk. You will achieve it’.”
However, the athlete was unintentionally misgendered by BBC commentator Steve Backley who described Sawyers as ‘her’ during the women’s shot put qualifying event at the Stade de France.
