English swimming star Adam Peaty faced the wrath of BBC viewers labelling him ‘arrogant’ and ‘disrespectful after he downplayed the importance of the Commonwealth Games in a post-race interview.
The multiple Olympic champion was upset on Sunday night as compatriot James Wilby took gold in the final of the 100m breaststroke while Peaty - who was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing after his Tokyo heroics - could only finish fourth. Peaty was forced to rehabilitate a broken foot injury in the build-up to the Games and lamented ‘a bad day at the office’.
Regardless, the 27-year-old returned to the pool on Monday evening as he took part in the semi-finals of the 50m breaststroke. Peaty brushed off suggestions by the BBC commentary team that he ‘looked a bit tight’ to win the heat.
