Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Adam Ramsay-Peaty was comfortably beaten in his favourite event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as he was forced to settle for bronze in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
Three-time Olympic champion Ramsay-Peaty, who also holds the world record in the event, was a big favourite to reclaim the Commonwealth title in the same Glasgow pool where his career took off 12 years ago but couldn’t catch either Sam Williamson of Australia or Jersey’s teenage phenom Filip Nowacki in the final metres of the race.
The 31-year-old had cruised through the heats, despite a bizarre delay when an official had to strip to the waist and jump into the pool to fix a lane divider, and then qualified for the final with the fastest time in the semi-finals, in a scene that had become so familiar down the years for the event’s dominant force.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty was beaten in the 100m breaststroke (Reuters) He had…
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