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VIDEO: Watch Staffordshire swimmer Adam Peaty offer gold medal gift

Staffordshire swimmer Adam Peaty claimed his first major short-course title with gold in the 100m breaststroke at the European Championships in Copenhagen – and promptly handed his medal to a young fan in the crowd.

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Peaty, the Olympic and world champion and world record holder in long course over the distance, set a new European record of 55.94 seconds.

The 22-year-old won a bronze medal in the 50m earlier in the week.

Fellow Brit Ben Proud won silver in the 50m freestyle and bronze in the 50m butterfly.