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Swimming: Next up is the men’s 100m breaststroke final. Can anyone come close to Adam Peaty? Andy Bull doesn’t think so.
Forget death and taxes, in Tokyo it’s queues, health questionnaires, and the men’s 100m breaststroke. There are not supposed to be any certainties in sport, but Adam Peaty’s chances of winning a second gold in the event here in Tokyo feels as close to inevitable as you can get. His dominance is unprecedented. He has won it at the last three world championships, as well as the Rio Olympics, has broken the world record five times in five years, and swum the 17 fastest times in history, four of them this spring and summer. There isn’t another man in the field who has got within a second of his personal best.
Related: Adam Peaty’s second Olympic gold as close to an inevitability as sport gets | Andy Bull
Swimming: Lilly King (USA) finishes second behind Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) in the second semi of the 100m breaststroke. Team GB’s Sarah Vasey faded to finish fifth.
Another Australian misses a final by the barest of margins, this time Chelsea Hodges.
Written by Jonathan Howcroft (now) and Tom Lutz (earlier)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2021/jul/25/olympics-2020-day-three-mens-triathlon-swimming-gymnastics-and-more-live under the title “Olympics 2020 day three: Kristian Blummenfelt wins men’s triathlon ahead of Alex Yee, swimming, gymnastics and more – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
