Lip reader reveals what ex-Premier League star’s son said during Olympics row he ‘couldn’t repeat’ live on BBC
A LIP READER has revealed what George Mills said during his row with French athlete Hugo Hay after he tripped and fell in his Olympic race.
Team GB‘s Mills, 25, son of ex-England footballer Danny Mills, was hoping to reach the semi-finals as one of the fastest eight runners in his 5,000-metre heat in Paris on Wednesday morning.
But, in the home straight he dramatically dropped to the floor, along with a number of other competitors, ending his hopes.
Fortunately, organisers have since given Mills a spot in the semi as a result of the incident.
But, before that decision was made, he furiously confronted Frenchman Hay, 27, immediately after eventually crossing the line.
The clip quickly went viral on social media as fingers were pointed at Hay.
And lipreader Jeremy Freeman has told The Mail what he believes was said between the pair – after Mills claimed he was “probably not allowed” to repeat the argument on TV.
Freeman claims Mills pointed at Hay and said: “You f***ing clown.”
Hay, who finished seventh in the heat to secure his place in the semi-finals, denied pushing the Brit, before Mills added: “You f***ing did. Yes, you did.”
Hay replied: “No it was not me,” before Mills stormed off saying: “Ah, come on.”
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After the race, Mills told the BBC: “I think it’s pretty clear. I got stepped out on.
“I was about to kick into the straight and boom – the French lad took me down.
“I was like, ‘Nobody in this field can run away from me at this pace’, so I was just sitting, waiting, biding my time, gonna kick off the home straight then bang, hit the deck. What can you do?”
Meanwhile, Hay gave his side of the story, saying: “I don’t know what happened. I didn’t feel anything.
“I was surprised that George came to see me after the race, because I didn’t feel anything, well, no more than usual.”
He went on to add: “If I’m guilty, sorry, but I think I was pushed. I don’t think I did anything wrong.”