The 24-year-old made up a deficit of 15 seconds following the bike section to overhaul long-time pacesetter Hayden Wilde on the run and finish the sprint-distance event in a time of 50 min 34 sec.
BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - England's Alex Yee won the first gold of the Commonwealth Games on Friday, hailing his victory in the men's triathlon in Birmingham as his "greatest achievement" despite taking Olympic silver last year.
"Just bizarre that it's me doing this," Yee told the BBC. "There were so many nations and athletes that I have not raced before. "I am chuffed for the guy ," he said. "He played the perfect race. He was always in contention and I knew it was going to be a hard task ."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
JONATHAN MARLAND: Commonwealth Games – let the business beginRather than winning medals every four years, countries could win every year with boosted Commonwealth trade
Read more »
JONATHAN MARLAND: Commonwealth Games – let the business beginRather than winning medals every four years, countries could win every year with boosted Commonwealth trade
Read more »
Easy draw for Blitzboks in the hunt for Commonwealth gold | The CitizenThough they have been inconsistent this season, the Blitzboks will be confident of reclaiming the Commonwealth title they won at the 2014 Glasgow Games.
Read more »
Africa will host Commonwealth Games 'one day'Africa has the capacity to host its first-ever Commonwealth Games in the future, according to one official involved in organising the event. This year's Games - the 22nd edition - begin in England but were originally planned to be held in South Africa.
Read more »