Adam Peaty was unable to join the great Michael Phelps in the record books after suffering his first individual defeat in an Olympics final in the men’s 100m breaststroke.<\/p>\n
Peaty was seeking to become just the second male swimmer after Phelps to win the same event at three successive Olympics but Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi claimed a stunning upset victory from lane seven.<\/p>\n
His time of 59.03 seconds was two hundredths of a second quicker than Peaty, who touched the wall at the same time as America’s Nic Fink, meaning they will share the silver medal.<\/p>\n
\n Adam Peaty won breaststroke gold in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo three years ago
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Peaty’s silver was one of two medals won by Team GB on day two, as Kimberley Woods claimed a dramatic bronze in the women’s kayak final, while a dramatic comeback win from Andy Murray and Dan Evans in the men’s doubles as among the other standout performances on an eventful Sunday.<\/p>\n
Peaty and Woods add to Team GB’s medal tally<\/h3>\n
Qin Haiyang was thought to be Peaty’s main rival but the Chinese finished a disappointing seventh. Qin hit the front in Sunday’s showpiece and led at halfway but Peaty – fastest in the semi-finals reeled him in, only to be pipped by Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Martinenghi.<\/p>\n
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“I did as well as I could,” Peaty said. “It’s not about the end goal, it’s all about the process and it doesn’t matter what the time says on the score, in my heart I’ve already won. I’m not crying because I’ve come second, I’m crying because it just took so much to get here.<\/p>\n
“It was incredibly hard to win it once and to win it again. I’m trying to find new ways to do it. Everything that happened to this point I think has happened for a reason and I’m so happy that I can race the best in the world and I came joint-second.”<\/p>\n
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\n <\/div>\n Adam Peaty finished joint-second and claimed silver alongside USA’s Nic Fink
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Earlier in the day, Woods was sitting in third position with just one competitor who could knock her off the Paris podium in the kayak final – defending champion Ricarda Funk, the fastest finisher from the afternoon’s semi-finals.<\/p>\n
But the German made a mistake at the bottom of the course to incur a 50-second penalty and finish 11th in 149.08 seconds, ensuring Woods’ 98.94 was good enough for her first Olympic medal behind first-placed Australian Jessica Fox and Poland’s Klaudia Zwolinska.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/div>\n Kimberley Woods secured Team GB’s first medal of day two
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“It feels absolutely incredible,” Woods said. “I can’t believe how long my journey’s been. Ricarda Funk coming down, I couldn’t watch. I was on my knees, I was head in hands not being able to watch and all of a sudden I heard the crowd shout something and there was a mistake and I was like, ‘oh my god, I can’t believe I’ve done it.'”<\/p>\n
Who else impressed for Team GB?<\/strong><\/h3>\nMurray and Evans are through to the last 16 of the men’s doubles after saving five match points before defeating Japan’s Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori 2-6 7-6 (5) 11-9.<\/p>\n
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