GB’s Alex Yee claims silver medal in Olympic triathlon at Tokyo 2020

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  • Men’s event won by Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt
  • Yee finishes second with New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde third

In the sweaty heat of a Tokyo morning, Alex Yee summoned the performance of his young life to win a triathlon silver medal for Britain at these Olympic Games. For a few tantalising minutes it appeared that gold could be in the 23-year-old’s grasp, but he had no answer to a stunning final lap surge from the Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt.

An enthralling race appeared to be in the balance after the 1500m swim, 40km bike and three-quarters of the 10km run. But it was then that Blummenfelt, a burly 27-year-old from Bergen, kicked hard and established a lead he never relinquished.

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Written by Sean Ingle at Odaiba Marine Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/26/alex-yee-mens-triathlon-olympics-tokyo-2020-kristian-blummenfelt under the title “GB’s Alex Yee claims silver medal in Olympic triathlon at Tokyo 2020”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.