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• Briton takes third gold, with teammate James Wilby second
• Peaty had broken 57sec barrier for world record in semi-finals
• Peaty had broken 57sec barrier for world record in semi-finals
Adam Peaty claimed the 100m breaststroke title at the world championships on Monday for a third time but was unable to break the record he set 24 hours earlier.
Peaty became the first man to go under 57 seconds when he shattered his own world mark with a time of 56.88 in the semi-finals on Sunday in Gwangju, South Korea.
Written by Sonny Cohen
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/22/adam-peaty-wins-100m-breaststroke-world-championships-swimming-james-wilby under the title “Adam Peaty wins 100m breaststroke gold at world championships”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
