Adam Peaty breaks down in tears after glorious Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal and admits swimming ‘broke him’

ADAM PEATY was in floods of tears as he admitted swimming “broke him” after narrowly missing out on another Olympic gold.

Peaty was just 0.02 seconds off retaining his title in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke, but ultimately settled for joint silver.

bbcAdam Peaty was brought to tears after his Olympic silver medal[/caption]

bbcThe Team GB star revealed that swimming ‘broke him’[/caption]

RexPeaty was in tears while receiving his medal too[/caption]

The Team GB superstar shared silver with Team USA‘s Nic Fink after the pair finished in exactly the same time, with Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi swooping gold.

Peaty was emotional after the race, opening up about his journey to get to this point.

The six-time Olympic medal winner, previously took a break from swimming after struggling with alcohol abuse and mental health issues.

And his passionate interview with the BBC explained how hard it is to compete at the highest level.

The 29-year-old said: “I love the sport and I love how far it’s taken me and the challenge every single day.

“These are happy tears because I don’t think anybody could have done it other than me.

“The relationship I’ve got with this sport is: I’m all in. That comes at a cost of spending time with boy, spending time doing things I want to do as an older man.”

Adding: “I think, taking a break from this sport, because it broke me, and trying to find a way back – I’ve already won.

PAPeaty has now won six Olympic medals[/caption]

GettyThe Team GB hero was quick to celebrate with his son George and partner Holly Ramsay[/caption]

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“My heart is so happy and I am so grateful that I can theoretically lose and feel like I have still won.”

Peaty wasn’t the only emotional one either with former Team GB star Rebecca Adlington also welling up on the BBC’s live coverage of the race.

What’s happening today at The Games?

WHAT TO WATCH TODAY…

THE PARIS 2024 Olympics is now well underway with medals being ticked off and huge events still to come.

SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on a what is expected to be a huge third day.

Tom Daley looks to retain his 10m synchro diving gold, this time with Noah Williams instead of Matty Lee (10am).

Tatt-mad Matt Richards and Tokyo silver star Duncan Scott are battling for 200m freestyle gold in the swimming pool (7.40pm).

Tom Pidcock goes in the mountain biking cross-country after winning gold three years ago (1.10pm) and it is the finals of equestrian eventing (team 11.15am, individual 2pm).

The men’s team gymnastics final – featuring Max Whitlock – starts at 4.30pm.

In hockey, Team GB women face Australia in their second pool match of this year, looking to make it bronze, gold, bronze, gold in the last four Olympics (4pm).

And there are Brits galore in the sailing down in Marseille (from 11am).

Swimmers Lilly King, Tatjana Smith, Ruta Meilutyte and Tang Qianting make up a star-studded quartet going for women’s 100m breaststroke gold (8.30pm).

It’s Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster second-round singles clash at Roland Garros, the tennis superstars’ 60th and probably final meeting (12.30pm).

Ukraine’s six-time fencing world champion Olha Kharlan was sent a personal letter by IOC chief Thomas Bach guaranteeing her place at a fifth Olympics.

She was disqualified from the fencing world champs last year for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent. The women’s sabre final is at 8.45pm.

Click here for all the events taking place at Paris 2024 today.

Follow all the action as it unfolds with our Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE blog.

Peaty’s chances of another gold to add to three he has already achieved are not over yet.

The 29-year-old still has a crack at both the Mixed and the Men’s 4x100m medley relay races.

BBCRebecca Adlington broke down in tears after Peaty missed out on another gold[/caption]