BIRMINGHAM, July 29 — England’s Alex Yee won the first gold of the Commonwealth Games today, hailing his victory in the men’s triathlon in Birmingham as his “greatest...
BIRMINGHAM, July 29 — England’s Alex Yee won the first gold of the Commonwealth Games today, hailing his victory in the men’s triathlon in Birmingham as his “greatest achievement” despite taking Olympic silver last year.
The 24-year-old made up a deficit of 15 seconds following the bike section to overhaul long-time pacesetter Hayden Wilde on the run and finish the sprint-distance event in a time of 50 min 34 sec. New Zealand’s Wilde briefly regained the lead but, with a 10-second penalty hanging over him, he patted Yee on the shoulder and waved him on to take the honours on his own.
“Just bizarre that it’s me doing this,” Yee told the BBC. “There were so many nations and athletes that I have not raced before.“This is a home Games and the first time I have been able to race in front of my parents for a long time. This is probably I’d say my greatest achievement ever.”Wilde sat out his penalty — incurred for not putting his cycling helmet away properly in the transition — but last year’s Olympic bronze medallist still took silver.“He played the perfect race.
Australia’s Matthew Hauser, who finished three seconds behind Wilde, won bronze in an event in which 2018 champion Henri Schoeman pulled out before the start.The women’s race featuring Bermuda’s Olympic champion Flora Duffy takes place later on Friday. — AFP
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