Olympics 2020 day three: Kristian Blummenfelt wins men’s triathlon ahead of Alex Yee, swimming, gymnastics and more – live!

Olympics 2020 day three: Kristian Blummenfelt wins men’s triathlon ahead of Alex Yee, swimming, gymnastics and more – live!

I’m at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre for what is arguably the biggest clash of the Olympic swim meet: American Katie Ledecky against Australia’s Ariarne Titmus in the women’s 400m freestyle.

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GB’s Alex Yee has been speaking to the BBC after his silver medal in the men’s triathlon. He says his opponent was simply better on the day.

“It’s been a tough preparation phase for this Games. In training I went much harder than this race but unfortunately he was better on the day,” says Yee. “I am just over the moon. I was already deep in the well and dug that little bit in my soul. It wasn’t enough to catch Kristian Blummenfelt but it was enough to get silver.”

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July 26, 2021 at 01:27AM

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