Alex Yee Triumphs In Men's Individual Gold

Great Britain's Alex Yee made a spectacular comeback to win gold in the men's individual triathlon race at Paris 2024 on 31 July.

Yee had looked all but beaten as New Zealand's Hayden Wilde broke to the front on the second lap of the run leg, after 32 athletes had formed a thick leading group during the 40km bike ride.

But just as victory looked within the New Zealander's grasp, Yee came storming back in the final metres of the race, crossing the finish line in 1:43:33 for a famous victory. Wilde took silver in 1:43:39 with France's Leo Bergere winning bronze in 1:43:43.

I'm so lucky to be the one that is able to do this amazing sport. There's hundreds of people that I should cut up and give to because they've worked so hard for me and allowed me to be in this position. This one's for them.

Yee is known as one the fastest runners in the men's field but admitted to struggling when Wilde took the reigns in the race to put daylight behind himself and the new Olympic champion. With 1.4km to go, Yee was 12 seconds behind the New Zealander and the gold and silver medal positions seemed almost a foregone conclusion.

"At 5k I was going through a real bad patch," Yee admitted, looking back on the kilometres before his thrilling comeback in the run. "Honestly, I probably thought the race was over."