Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy defeated Peaty by 0.02 seconds in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke on a star-studded day in the French capital. Peaty had to settle for silver.
Earlier, Murray continued his incredible career by defeating Japanese rivals Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in a thrilling tie-break in the men’s tennis doubles match with Dan Evans.
On Sunday morning, celebrities flocked to watch one of the most accomplished gymnasts in history, Simone Biles, make her much awaited Olympic comeback.
In other news, Kimberley Woods won bronze in the gymnastics competition to bring Team GB’s total medal count to three.
Team GB had to deal with early withdrawals, but rower Helen Glover, who was riding with Tom Daley as a flagbearer, got off to a good start in her pursuit of an Olympic gold.
A scheduled triathlon training session had to be canceled in the morning because of pollution in the Seine River.
When Dutch volleyball player Steven van der Velde started his Olympic career, there were jeers. In 2016, he was imprisoned for the rape of a 12-year-old British girl.
