Ben Whittaker said sorry after a sulky display at the medal ceremony following his light-heavyweight final defeat at the Kokugikan Arena today. The Midlands fighter cut a disgruntled figure, frowned for photographs and refused to wear his silver medal in the wake of a one-sided decision in his bout with Cuba’s Arlen Lopez. While it has become a trend-cum-affectation for footballers on the losing side of a final to whip off their medals immediately after being presented with them, such displays have evaded the Olympic podium. SponsoredWhittaker, who said he had no complaints with the decision in favour of the 2016 middle-weight champion, was asked about his behaviour at the medal ceremony as he spoke to the media afterwards. Whittaker said he had no complaints with the decision in favour of Lopez MARC ASPLAND/THE TIMESDid he want to apologise?

Source: The Times August 04, 2021 11:04 UTC