Tokyo 2020 – 'I think his gold rubbed off on us' – Tom Daley reveals golden breakfast with Adam Peaty
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Updated 27/07/2021 at 10:40 GMT
A true breakfast of champions, Team GB will surely now look to wheel out the trio at every morning meal for the rest of the Games. Tom Daley and Matty Lee claimed a stunning gold medal in the 10-metre synchronised platform on Monday, shocking Chinese favourites Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan, after Adam Peaty had also won gold in the pool.
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Tom Daley revealed that he and synchronised partner Matty Lee had breakfast with Adam Peaty on the morning of their diving triumph.
Taking to Instagram hours after his stunning victory alongside Lee, Daley joked that Peaty’s record-breaking gold earlier had “rubbed off” on the pair at breakfast.
Holding up his gold medal for his 2.2 million followers, Daley said: “Still can’t believe this thing here.
"I think it’s all to do with the fact that we had breakfast with Adam Peaty this morning.
“I think his gold rubbed off on us a little bit.”
The 27-year-old then turned the camera to Lee, across from Daley doing recovery exercises, who kept it short and sweet.
“Yeah, cheers Adam”, Lee said.
Peaty had kicked off ‘Magic Monday’ by winning Team GB’s first Tokyo gold in the 100m breaststroke.
In doing so the 26-year-old became the first Brit to defend an Olympic title in the pool.
For Daley it was a stunning first Games gold, marking the pinnacle of an Olympic journey that he began as a 14-year-old at Beijing 2008.
It was a dream debut for 23-year-old Lee, whose Olympic record now reads: one Games, one gold.
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