Anna Hopkin of Team Great Britain competes in the Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final  at Tokyo Aquatics Centreplaceholder image
Anna Hopkin of Team Great Britain competes in the Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre

IN PICTURES: Gold Medal for Chorley's Anna Hopkin in mixed relay at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Chorley swimmer Anna Hopkin claimed Olympic gold after Great Britain won the inaugural mixed 4x100 metres medley relay final in a new world record time at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

The original quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Freya Anderson were more than two seconds clear of the rest of the field in the heats, setting a new European record, and Team GB, with the addition of Hopkin for Anderson, eased to victory on Saturday morning.

Here are some pictures from an historic golden moment ...

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