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BBC Olympics pundit has left role with immediate effect before the 2024 Games have finished

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Updated 11:26 7 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 14:29 6 Aug 2024 GMT+1

BBC Olympics pundit has left role with immediate effect before the 2024 Games have finished

One pundit has left their role.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

BBC pundit Rebecca Adlington has confirmed she will no longer feature on Olympics coverage in Paris.

The 35-year-old, who won a gold medal in the 400m and 800m freestyle events at Beijing 2008, has been an ever-present during the BBC's evening swimming coverage in Paris alongside Mark Foster and presenter Clare Balding.

While most of her punditry was done on location at the La Defense Arena, Adlington appeared in the studio alongside Balding in recent days to round up events.

Her punditry has been universally praised by fans on social media, and she has been on hand to analyse some of the biggest moments of the Games, including home hero Leon Marchand's incredible haul of four individual gold medals.

She also watched on as Adam Peaty took silver for Team GB in the 100m breaststroke, and was reduced to tears in the BBC studio.

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Adlington has now taken to Twitter to confirm that, following the conclusion of the swimming schedule, her punditry duties at the Games are now over.

She has written: "That's a wrap!

"I have genuinely loved every second of this Olympics! I feel truly grateful to work with the most incredible people.

"The whole crew are so much fun, full of knowledge and super talented individuals. Thank you Paris."

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Twitter

Throughout the Olympics, the BBC have had specialist pundits for each sport, meaning that the likes of Laura Kenny, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Michael Johnson are now featuring prominently as the track cycling and athletics events get underway.

On the presenting side, meanwhile, Jeanette Kwakye and JJ Chalmers have presented the morning coverage, with Hazel Irvine taking over in the afternoon.

Since the conclusion of the swimming, Balding has presented evening action from the BBC studio in Paris, with Gabby Logan fronting athletics from the Stade de France.

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Adlington has regularly been on punditry duty for the BBC at swimming meets since retiring from swimming.

She won a pair of bronze medals at the London 2012 Games before deciding to call time on her career at the age of 23.

She held the world record for the 800m freestyle between 2008 and 2013 before it was broken by US star Katie Ledecky, who has since taken nearly 10 seconds off her own record.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Swimming, Olympics

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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