Adam Peaty was in reflective and emotional mood after his bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games

A tearful Adam Peaty appeared to bring up his family feud after being forced to settle for bronze in his premier event at the Commonwealth Games. The three-time Olympic champion's private life has been a source of intrigue since he got engaged to Holly Ramsay, the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon.

The pair got married in December last year following a much-publicised rift with the majority of his family, which escalated after his mother, Caroline, was not invited to the bride's hen do. Peaty, who has taken on the Ramsay name, has not publicly spoken about the feud, a stance that has continued in the build-up to the Games in Glasgow.

But after he surprisingly fell short in the 100m breaststroke final, he broke his silence, saying: "It's hard because I know how hard I work. I know the s**t I've been through, which is no fault of my own, but it does take its toll.

"I'm not crying because it's bronze instead of gold. I'm crying because I know I am better than that. I feel like I couldn’t have put any more in and that's where it hurts, because I'm like, 'What’s the point of all the metres every day, what's the point of being exhausted all the time?'

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"What's the point of having to say no to family events so you can go to training? It has to mean something and for me, it has to be human excellence and that is not excellence for me. So that's the emotion that is unfortunately coming out."

Peaty also took aim at his critics, declaring, "you can't hurt me" and telling them to "do better." He was cheered on by his wife, Holly, who is expecting the couple's first child in December. Peaty has another child from a previous relationship.

After collecting his medal, he kissed his new wife on the belly and said: "She's always going to be proud of me. And as a father, it doesn't matter if you come home with gold. As long as you come home with a teddy. That's really what matters.

"But I'm never going to be afraid to show weakness, because it's so important for making stronger people, making stronger men, stronger fathers, husbands. And it's a realisation of how much I do work."

The 31-year-old was pipped by Australia's Sam Williamson and 18-year-old Filip Nowacki of Jersey in a race he had dominated for eight years before shockingly finishing out of the medals in Birmingham four years ago.

Meanwhile, England's William Ellard and Georgia Sheffield both set new Games records as they won the respective men's and women's S14 200m freestyle finals. Sheffield pipped team-mate Poppy Maskill, who took silver.

England's Ollie Morgan won a silver medal in the men's 50m backstroke final, finishing behind South Africa's Pieter Coetze. England's mixed 4x100m freestyle relay squad took silver behind Australia, with Wales in third.