Olympics-Swimming-Britain's Peaty tests positive for COVID after silver medal

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke Victory Ceremony - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 28, 2024. Silver medallist Adam Peaty of Britain celebrates. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -British swimmer Adam Peaty has tested positive for COVID, Team GB said on Monday, a day after he narrowly missed out on the 100 metres breaststroke goldat the Olympic Games in Paris.

Peaty shared the silver with American Nic Fink after both finished 0.02 seconds behind Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi.