Swimming-Peaty commits to LA 2028 as sprinters celebrate new events


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

(Reuters) -British breaststroke titan Adam Peaty confirmed he will bid for more Olympic gold in the Los Angeles pool following a decision to add six 50-metre sprint events to the 2028 Games programme.

Three-times Olympic champion and world record holder Peaty missed out on a third successive 100m breaststroke gold by 0.02 seconds at the Paris Games, losing to Italian Nicolo Martinenghi after testing positive for COVID-19.

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