Adam Peaty urges UK after Tokyo gold: ‘Now we’ve got to switch our mindset’

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Great Britain’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, Adam Peaty said he hoped his victory would give some joy and inspiration to his team, and to his country. “That’s why we are all here, because sport has an amazing power to inspire people and hopefully this is going to be an amazing motivation for people,” he said.
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“Hopefully, this is a catalyst for not only Team GB but also the people back home to go to another gear, to say: ‘We’ve been through a tough time, there’s been a lot of complaining, a lot of excuses, a lot of negative things, but now we’ve got to switch our mindset.’”

Peaty’s words proved to be prescient. Shortly after the 26-year-old won Britain’s first gold medal of the Games, Team GB won their second and third in quick succession, with Tom Daley and Matty Lee triumphing in the men’s synchronised 10m platform final before Tom Pidcock rode to glory in the men’s cross-country mountain bike race.

Peaty said switching his mindset was what he had to do to win here. “It’s been a tough 18 months. These last 18 months, every single day has almost been in the dark,” he said. “Covid has taken a lot of fun out of things.”

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After won Britain 's first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics , Adam Peaty said he hoped his victory would bring joye and inspiration to his team and his country. "This is why we are all here, because sport has an incredible power to inspire people and I hope it is going to be an incredible motivation for people " he said .