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[ad_1] LONDON: Triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty said he has been in a "self-destructive spiral" due to mental health issues that saw him not selected for the World Aquatics Championships later this year. The 28-year-old has been in a class of his own in sprint breaststroke events for nearly a decade, winning gold at the Rio and Tokyo Olympics in the 100m as well as the 4x100m mixed medley relay in Tokyo. But Peaty has spoken previously about periods of depression and problems with alcohol, which he admits worsened last year as he struggled with injury, motivation and the breakdown of his relationship with the mother of his young son. "It's been an incredibly lonely journey. The devil on my shoulder (says), 'You're missing out on life, you're not good enough, you need a drink, you can't have what you want, you can't be happy'", Peaty told The Times. "I've been on a self-destructive spiral, which I don't mi

[ad_1] LONDON: Triple Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty will miss this year's world aquatics championships due to ongoing mental health issues. The 28-year-old was left out of the Great Britain squad released Wednesday for the July 14-30 event in Japan, with "no specific timeline" set on his return. "The focus is very much on ensuring he is fully supported, and working with him on when he is ready to make a full return to his normal competition schedule," British Swimming told BBC Sport. Last month Peaty opened up about struggling "with my mental health over the last few years". "I'm tired, I'm not myself and I'm not enjoying the sport as I have done for the last decade," he wrote on social media when pulling out of the British swimming championships. Peaty is still hoping to defend the 100 metre breaststroke and 4x100 metre mixed medley golds he picked up at Tokyo 2020. He suffered a setback in 2022 after breaking