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Monday, 26 July 2021, 2:12 pm
After more than a decade of meticulous planning with his
team, it was Norway’s Kristian
Blummenfelt who was crowned the men’s Tokyo 2020
Olympic Triathlon Champion on Monday morning on Odaiba Bay,
delivering one of the most gutsy runs possible to take the
tape with a roar, at the end of a truly epic battle of
wills.
For much of the run, Great Britain’s Alex
Yee looked like he might just continue his remarkable
rise all the way to the top of the triathlon tree, only for
the inimitable Norwegian to put in one final and ultimately
by doug.gray@triathlon.org on 25 Jul, 2021 11:51 • Español
After more than a decade of meticulous planning with his team, it was Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt who was crowned the men’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon Champion on Monday morning on Odaiba Bay, delivering one of the most gutsy runs possible to take the tape with a roar, at the end of a truly epic battle of wills.
For much of the run, Great Britain’s Alex Yee looked like he might just continue his remarkable rise all the way to the top of the triathlon tree, only for the inimitable Norwegian to put in one final and ultimately decisive charge, New Zealand’s 23-year-old Hayden Wilde hanging tough for a hard-earned bronze.
• Source: 1 NEWS
New Zealand has won its first medal at this year s Tokyo Olympics with Hayden Wilde winning bronze in the men s triathlon.
Your playlist will load after this ad Hayden Wilde dedicated his performance to his family and late father. Source: TVNZ
Wilde established himself as a contender after relatively quiet 1.5km swim swim and 40km cycling legs, sitting in the leading group as they entered the 10km run.
The 23-year-old was running alongside Great Britain s Alex Yee, the USA s Kevin McDowell and Norway s Kristian Blummenfelt at the front of the running group for much of the final leg.