Adam Peaty insisted that he was shedding “happy tears” after missing out on a third consecutive Olympic 100m breaststroke title by 0.02sec – and refused to blame a sore throat for his shock defeat.
Speaking after sharing silver with Nic Fink of the US in a desperately close race won by the Italian Nicolò Martinenghi from lane seven, Peaty admitted he had been crying. But he insisted it was only because he was proud of his comeback after burnout, too much drinking and a broken foot.
