Adam Peaty shares his emotional path to historic Olympic gold in Tokyo

Adam Peaty won Team GB’s first gold medal at Tokyo 2020 (Adam Davy/PA)

Relief poured out of Adam Peaty after he became the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title with a characteristically dominant display in the final of the men’s 100 metres breaststroke.

While he was unable to break his own world record of 56.88 seconds, the 26-year-old from Uttoxeter stormed to Team GB’s first gold of Tokyo 2020 by clocking 57.37secs, the fifth fastest time in the event’s history.