In the men’s triathlon World Championship Finals in Torremolinos, Spain, British Olympic champion Alex Yee achieved his first world title with a performance that placed him in third place.
Yee won gold at this year’s Paris Olympics, and he finished the triathlon with a time of 01:43:50, over a minute behind the winner Hayden Wilde of New Zealand with a time of 01:42:22, who won silver at the Olympics. Leo Bergere from France, the 2022 world champion, placed second with a time of 01:43:24.
Highlights of the race
Having won three times at the Olympic distance before the event, Yee needed to place in the top six to secure a world championship.
The athlete was trailing the lead by 21 seconds going into the first transition but dropped further behind when a breakaway group pulled away in the early going of the bike segment. Despite this, he managed to stay in contact with the leading pack and maintain his advantage.
Moreover, in the 10km run, Yee showed his capabilities by passing over a throng of runners to secure his title. He said: “This has evaded me for the last three years and makes it even sweeter… It is probably something that has haunted me day in and day out and I wanted to put on a show and a smile on peoples’ faces and I’m World Champion. There’s always going to be pressure in these races… but pressure makes diamonds.”
Source: CNA