NOW we know what sprinting superstar Usain Bolt really thinks about the Commonwealth Games.
According to The Times , the worlds fastest man was waiting for his car in the athletes village overnight when he unleashed a thunderbolt, saying the Games are a bit s**t and the Olympics were better.
The awkward thing is, hes right.
Weve sorted through a long series of results from Glasgow 2014 and London 2012, comparing winning times and determining where the Commonwealth Games champions would have placed at the Olympics.
Theres only one conclusion. Many athletes who have won gold in the absence of nations such as China, Russia and the United States would have missed out on medals altogether if theyd posted identical times in London.
Australian swimmer James Magnussen, who has supposedly expelled some demons by winning two events at the Commonwealth Games, is a perfect example.
Magnussen was under huge pressure when he arrived in Glasgow, having failed to win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. Since the start of the Games, he has claimed four medals, two of which were gold.
Heres the inconvenient part. Magnussens winning time in the 100m freestyle at these Games would have earned him eighth place in London.
Instead of hanging a silver medal around his neck not a bad consolation prize, really Magnussen would have finished behind swimmers youve never heard of, such as Cubas Hanser Garcia and Brazils Cielo Filho.
