Adam Peaty’s Olympic relay hopes suffer blow after positive Covid test

• Team GB swimmer unwell before Sunday’s final
• Peaty hopeful of returning to the pool

Adam Peaty tested positive for Covid on Monday, less than 24 hours after being denied an historic golden treble at the Paris Olympics, the British Olympic Association has announced. The 29-year-old complained of a sore throat after missing out on a third consecutive 100m breaststroke gold medal by 0.02sec.

The BOA remain optimistic Peaty will recover in time for the 4x100m medley and 4x100m mixed medley this week as he seeks to add to his six Olympic medals.