Commonwealth Games 2022: Day one, all the action and latest news in Birmingham
The first gold medal of these Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Goes to the home nation, courtesy of a stunning run from Alex Yee at the end of a thrilling men’s triathlon race.
Down by 15 seconds after the swim leg, and the same margin behind after the bike,
Yee used his phenomenal running prowess to reel in the leading
trio and take a historic victory for England.
Yee, who won Olympic silver last year, has almost unbeatable running pedigree: as a teenager
He ran the fastest 5,000 metres for a British junior since 1981 - quicker