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The decision by BBC bosses to cut the line also left Mr Beaumont baffled.

When asked on Twitter why it was removed he replied: Not sure - I just saw that myself and was wondering the same thing.

He then posted to his 24,000 followers: Great to hear you enjoyed the coverage. Thanks. Maybe the editor though it was sexist - which it wasn't. I'm not worried about it.

(BBC)

And the teenage judo star herself, Cynthia Rahming, shrugged off the charge of sexism, telling the Mail on Sunday: I wasn't offended - I didn't find it sexist.

Kathy Lette, the 55-year-old novelist, told the newspaper: If the athlete didn't find it upsetting why should the BBC mount their politically correct high horse and gallop off into the sanctimonious sunset?

However, Mariella Frostrup, 51, backed the BBC's decision.

Girls to me is a fantastic word because I think, Girls...full of potential, she said.

But it has been used as a dismissive term as well. So I can imagine why it would be controversial. The athlete may not have been offended but the BBC has to think of the sensibilities of everybody watching.

(BBC)

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BBC in censorship row after the word 'girl' is cut from documentary