British swimmer Peaty wins men s 100m breaststroke gold at Tokyo Olympics Xinhua | Updated: 2021-07-26 10:39 Share
Adam Peaty of Britain is seen after the race at Men s 100m Breaststroke Semifinal in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
TOKYO - Rio Olympic champion Adam Peaty defended his title in men s 100m breaststroke here on Monday, winning the gold medal in 57.37 seconds.
The three-time world champion had a convincing lead over silver medalist Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands, who finished 0.63 seconds behind.
The bronze went to Italian Micolo Martinenghi. The 21-year-old touched home in 58.33.
China s Yan Zibei, finished 27th at Rio 2017, placed sixth in 58.99.
Swimming: Australia s Titmus beats WR holder Ledecky for 400m freestyle gold
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Ariarne Titmus.(photo:Olympics Twitter). Image Source: IANS News
Tokyo, July 26 : Australia s world champion Ariarne Titmus edged world record holder Kathleen Ledecky of the United States to claim gold in the women s 400m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Monday.
The Aussie beat Ledecky to second in the last 100m, winning in an Olympic record time of three minutes and 56.69 seconds. Rio Olympic champion Ledecky took silver in 3:57.36 and China s Li Bingjie bagged the bronze.
Li set a new Asian record at 4:01.08, thanks to a 29.47-second final lap that saw her overtake Canadian Summer McIntosh.