Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has moved to defend the Commonwealth Games following recent alleged criticism from Usain Bolt.
Reports emerged earlier this week claiming that Jamaican sprinter Bolt, who will be competing in the 4x100m relay and sprint relay in Glasgow, had labelled the 2014 Games as being "a bit shit".
However, Adlington believes that this year's event has been highly successful.
"I think every sport is different. For the swimmers, I definitely know that this is their major competition. This is the one that they focused on, they've rested for, this is their big chance," Adlington told ITV Sport. "Obviously for different sports it might be different, but the swimmers definitely took it seriously."
Asked about the curtain raiser last week and if she felt that the Commonwealths had been a huge success overall, the 25-year-old added: "It definitely has. It was my first opening ceremony that I've ever been to because the swimming is always first up so I've never actually been before."
The 2014 Games conclude on Sunday night.
Daniel Lewis
