Games-Ramsay-Peaty ponders future after 100m breaststroke bronze

Games-Ramsay-Peaty ponders future after 100m breaststroke bronze

The Star Online - Sport·2026-07-26 14:00

July 26 (Reuters) - Adam Ramsay-Peaty's ⁠hopes of winning a third Commonwealth Games gold ⁠medal in the 100 metres breaststroke were dashed ‌on Saturday as the Englishman was forced to settle for bronze behind Australia's Sam Williamson.

Ramsay-Peaty finished third in Glasgow with an effort ​of 59.65, behind Williamson (59.17) and Jersey's ⁠Filip Nowacki (59.34).

"I work a ⁠lot harder than what it says on the scoreboard," Ramsay-Peaty, ⁠a ‌two-times Olympic gold medallist in the event, told the BBC.

"It hurts too much. I have ⁠got to approach training differently now because it ​hurts too ‌much."

The 31-year-old is also scheduled to compete in the ⁠Commonwealth Games' ​50m breaststroke, which is among the sprints added to the programme for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

"Is the 100 ⁠even viable any more? I don't ​know," said Ramsay-Peaty, the world record holder in the 50.

"The 50 is probably my super strength with my power. With ⁠the Olympics, that's probably going to be more realistic, but it's too early to tell."

Despite the setback, he remains determined ahead of LA 2028, adding,"I know I'm ​a sprinter. I know I can ⁠do very well because I've done it. It doesn't disappear ​overnight.

"It requires me to look at ‌the formula and see how ​I can get to that speed again."

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Mumbai; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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