Peaty can set 200m alight at Tokyo 2020, says Kitajima


Adam Peaty of Britain reacts after he comes first in the Men's 50m Breaststroke Preliminary. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Kosuke Kitajima believes the men's 200 metres breaststroke final will be "one of the biggest races to watch" at the Tokyo Olympics if Britain's Adam Peaty steps up to take on a dual Japanese challenge at the distance.

Breaststroke master Kitajima secured Japan's legacy in the discipline when he won gold in the men's individual 100 and 200m at back-to-back Olympics in 2004 and 2008.

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