Alex Yee of England clinched the first gold of the Commonwealth games 2022 on Friday after beating Hayden Wilde of New Zealand in 13 seconds in the men's triathlon. Australia's Matthew Hauser came third.
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Yee has crossed the finish line in 50 minutes 34 seconds to win the Men's Individual Sprint Distance Final in the Commonwealth games 2022. This win has taken England to the top of the medal table.
"It's the first time I've been able to race in front of my parents for a long time at major games. I'm just happy. It's bizarre it's me that's doing this and I can feel extremely grateful to be in this situation. I feel proud to be a triathlete today, to see so many different nations who I've never raced before and who are doing triathlon for the first time. It's just wicked. Really proud of the guys in my team, they helped me. This is my first Commonwealth Games, just soaking it up. Thousands of people out on the course and I just wanted to enjoy it."
- Alex yee
Hayden Wilde was ahead of Yee, but with a 10-second penalty hanging over him, he patted Yee on the shoulder and waved him on to take the honors on his own. The Olympic silver medalist finished the swim leg down in 16th place but made up good ground on the bike to begin his favored leg, the run, in 5th place and closing in on the leading pack headed up by New Zealand's Hayden Wilde.
As always he ran a fantastic 5k, assuming 2nd place and closing in on Wilde overlap one before they jostled for the lead in the final lap. But within sight of the finish line, Wilde was told he would have to take a 10-second transition penalty and Yee was able to pull away to take the win.