Games-Peaty to return from injury at Commonwealth Games
Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty will return from injury at the Commonwealth Games after he confirmed his intention to compete at four events in Birmingham.
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'A new lease of life' - Adam Peaty hoping to put disrupted year behind him at Commonwealth Games
Adam Peaty has revealed that being unable to defend his world titles has given him a «hunger» and «new lease of life» as the swimmer prepares to return the pool at the Commonwealth Games. A broken foot forced Peaty to miss the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, ending his run of three consecutive double breaststroke golds over 50 and 100 metres. Ad/> The 27-year-old also had his early-season training disrupted by flu in a tough first half of 2022, but has returned to full fitness ahead of the Commonwealths in Birmingham.
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Rushden swimmer, 14, part of Team England programme at the Commonwealth Games
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Australia axe Commonwealth Games swimmer for 'use of medication'
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Adam Peaty given ‘new lease of life’ by missed world title defence
Adam Peaty has revealed that the pain of watching his world swimming titles being wrenched from his grasp in Budapest last month has reasserted his desire to create new and unattainable benchmarks in his sport.
Adam Peaty: Losing world titles without a fight has ‘given me new lease of life’
Adam Peaty has revealed that the pain of watching his world swimming titles being wrenched from his grasp in Budapest last month has reasserted his desire to create new and unattainable benchmarks in his sport.