"Alex Yee is sensational!!!" - Triathlete secures Team GB gold in stunning finish to tense race
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlex Yee secured a gold medal for Team GB with a stunning finish in the men's triathlon final on the fifth day of the Paris Olympics.
Yee dug deep to secure first place after overtaking front runner Hayden Wilde with just seconds to go. Yee worked hard to cut down a 15 second lead that the New Zealander had amassed to win a gold medal with an incredible photo finish in the last 100m of the race.
Yee's win made it five gold medals for Team GB and 16th overall placing them fourth in the medals table behind China, Japan and France. READ MORE: Paris Olympics 2024 schedule for Wednesday as Team GB’s Kieran Reilly aims for gold at BMX Freestyle Final Moments after his win, Yee was congratulated by Wilde who had just been pipped to the post by the 26-year-old athlete from Lewisham.
Touching images have emerged from Paris which show an exhausted Wilde and Yee sat on the floor with Wilde's arm around Yee's back in a great show of sportsmanship.
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