ALEX YEE SECURES SUPERB TRIATHLON GOLD FOR TEAM GB AS HE BANISHES TOKYO DEMONS AT PARIS OLYMPICS WITH ONE OF THE SPORT'S MOST MEMORABLE COMEBACKS
- Yee appeared out of contention heading into the last lap of the 2km run
- But he caught and surpassed New Zealand's Hayden Wilde to secure gold
Team GB star Alex Yee secured a superb gold medal with victory in the men's triathlon at the Paris Olympics.
Yee, forced to settle for silver in Tokyo three years ago, surpassed Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in the final stages of a thrilling race to snatch a last-gasp victory.
He finished in 1hr 43min 33sec to seal Team GB's fifth gold of the Games in the French capital.
Yee was 14 seconds down on Wilde going into the final 2km of the run but caught Wilde and surged past the New Zealander, who crossed six seconds behind the Brit.
The bronze medal went to Leo Bergere of France.
Victory saw Yee emulate Alistair Brownlee as Britain's second Olympic triathlon champion.
The 26-year-old won relay gold in Tokyo but had set his sights on individual glory in Paris.
And he achieved it in stunning fashion on the streets of the city. With less than a kilometre of the 10km race to go it looked as though Yee would again be left with the silver medal, although at one stage he was being challenged by Bergere.
But Yee put on the afterburners and sprinted clear as he realised his Olympic dream in one of the sport's most memorable comebacks.
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