The men’s triathlon competition at the Paris Olympic Games, postponed by a day due to the quality of the Seine waters, was won on Wednesday by the British Alex Yee, while the Romanian of French origin Felix Duchampt ranked 50th.
Alex Yee, Olympic triathlon champion. PHOTO: Facebook
According to Agerpres, the silver medal went to the New Zealander Hayden Wilde, while the bronze went to the Frenchman Leo Bergere, the 2022 world champion.
Aged 26, Alex Yee was Olympic runner-up in the triathlon three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics, where he climbed to the top step of the podium in the mixed relay.
The Brit won Wednesday’s race after a close battle with Heyden Wilde, who had a 12-second lead with 1.5km to go in the 10km event. But Yee accelerated at the end and managed to establish himself with a lead of six seconds in front of his rival from the antipodes.
Duchampt (34 years old), who took 36th place at the Tokyo Olympics, finished in last place in Paris, with two other athletes dropping out and three others finishing in one lap.
The organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games confirmed during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday that the swimming events (female and male) of the triathlon competition can take place on Wednesday, afterthe results of the latest water analyzes were considered compliant“.
The women’s Olympic triathlon, held in the morning, ended with the victory of the French Cassandre Beaugrand (27 years old), followed by the Swiss Julie Derron and the British Beth Potter.
The triathlon is the first Olympic event in which athletes have swum the Seine, ahead of the open water events in the second week of the Paris Games
The final ranking
1. Alex Yee (Great Britain) 1:43:33
2. Hayden Wilde (New Zealand) 1:43:39
3. Léo Bergere (France) 1:43:43
4. Pierre Le Corre (France) 1:43:51
5. Vasco Vilaca (Portugal) 1:43:56
6. Ricardo Batista (Portugal) 1:43:58
7. Matthew Hauser (Australia) 1:44:17
8. Alberto Gonzalez Garcia (Spain) 1:44:22
9. Tyler Mislawchuk (Canada) 1:44:25
10. Miguel Hidalgo (Brazil) 1:44:27
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50. Felix Duchampt (Romania) 1:56:00
