He threatened David Popovici live on the BBC, right after he lost by two hundredths of a second! “Be sure of it”

David Popovici was threatened live on the BBC by Matt Richards himself, the Brit who missed out on Olympic gold by just two hundredths of a second behind him.

David Popovici (19 years old) managed to qualify in the semifinals of the 100 meters freestyle event of the Olympic Games with a time of 47.92, the third of the series.

Warning for David Popovici before the 100m freestyle semifinals at the Olympics

Earlier, on Monday evening, the Romanian champion won the gold medal in the 200 meters freestyle, ahead of the British Matt Richards by only two hundredths of a second.

The Englishman was so frustrated at missing out on Olympic gold that he promised David Popovici he would get revenge in the 100m freestyle, according to the BBC.

Matt Richards admitted that “Monday night’s agonizing silver added fuel to the fire”. Later, the swimmer from Great Britain came with a warning for David Popovici.

“Let Popovici be sure that I will try to make up for it!”, was the message that Matt Richards sent to the Romanian swimmer, according to the publication BBC.

In the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle, Matt Richards qualified with the 13th time.

David Popovici qualified in the penultimate act with the third fastest time of the series, 47.92 seconds, behind Jack Alexy, 47.57, and Maxime Grousset, 47.70.

The semi-finals of the 100 meters free will be played today, July 30, starting at 9:30 p.m., and can be watched on TV on Eurosport and TVR 1 channels.

David Popovici made surprising claims after winning Olympic gold: “I’m an ordinary boy”

After winning the gold medal in the 200m freestyle at the Paris Olympics, David Popovici said his achievement was a “huge achievement”. In fact, full of modesty, the Romanian swimmer confessed that he considers himself “an ordinary boy”, but who “swims fast”.

“I’m happy because I fought until the end. It’s a big result, it’s a huge achievement. I will be happy after this success. First of all, it is a great achievement for me. I am glad that the country followed me.

There were so many Romanians in the stands, my parents, and I’m happy that they also watched this race. I am glad because we witnessed this success together. I apologize for my emotions. I’m an ordinary boy who swims fast”, said David Popovici, after the final of the 200 meters freestyle.