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| CWG 2022 LIVE:English triathlete Alex Yee wins first gold of Commonwealth Games 2022. (Photo from insidesport) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] England's Alex Yee won the first gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games with victory in the men's triathlon. Yee overturned a 16-second deficit to leader Hayden Wilde in the 5km run and the New Zealander was then given a 10-second penalty for a transition error, BBC Sports reported.
Olympic silver medallist Yee and Wilde were locked together when Wilde was told of his penalty. World number one Wilde congratulated Yee before stepping aside, allowing the Englishman to cross the line alone. Wilde, who was penalized for unclipping his helmet early during the transition between the bike and run disciplines, had enough time to take his penalty and still win the silver ahead of Australia's Matt Hauser. Scotland's Grant Sheldon finished fifth, with Wales' Iestyn Harrett ninth.
One of Wilde's wins came in Leeds in June, where he was at fault for a bike crash that took out Yee and ended Jonny Brownlee's hopes of being part of Team England at the Games. Wilde, who had been 21 seconds clear as part of a three-strong breakaway on the bike leg, seemed poised to scrap it out for the title with Yee with less than a kilometer to run. But it was an infringement in transition, rather than the strength of their finishing kicks, that proved decisive in the end.
