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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Adam Peaty shattered his own world record to win the men's 100m breaststroke final at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
The 21-year-old finished in 57.13 seconds to beat the mark he set in Saturday's heats by 0.42 seconds at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Republic of South Africa's Cameron Van Der Burgh took silver in 58.69 sec and the USA Cody Miller clinched bronze in 58.87sec.
Peaty, who is the reigning 100m breaststroke world champion, is competing at his first Olympic Games.
