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Adam Peaty's Commonwealth Games comments branded 'disrespectful' by Mark Foster as viewers agree

Adam Peaty was pulled up by former world champion swimmer Mark Foster for being 'disrespectful' to the Commonwealth Games as he downplayed their importance in an interview.

Multiple Olympic champion Adam suffered an upset on Sunday evening when he was beaten in the final of the 100m breaststroke by England team mate James Wilby and only finished fourth. Adam, who was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing last year, has just returned to the sport after a serious foot injury and described the result as 'a bad day at the office.'

He was back in the pool on Monday evening, hoping to bounce back from the disappointment of 24 hours earlier in the semi finals of the 50m breaststroke. And he did. While the BBC commentary team said he still 'looked a bit tight,' Adam won the race and was then interviewed poolside by Sharron Davies.

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