Two Olympic Golds within an hour for Team GB

Team GB's also won two bronzes so far on Day 5 of Paris 2024

Alex Yee - Olympic triathlon champion
Author: Kat WrightPublished 31st Jul 2024
Last updated 31st Jul 2024

There's been more medal success in Paris - with two Golds and two bronzes before midday on Day Five of the sporting action.

The first of those Golds went to Alex Lee who won the men's triathlon in Paris.

The 26-year-old Londoner went into the delayed race as the favourite but looked to have been beaten into silver by his big rival Hayden Wilde from New Zealand, who had a 14-second lead going into the final lap of the 10 kilometre run.

But Yee had kept enough in his legs and surged past Wilde in the final stages to cross the finish line first on the Pont Alexandre III.

It means Yee - who won silver at the Toyko Games - emulates Alistair Brownlee as Britain's second Olympic triathlon champion.

Earlier, Brit Beth Potter won Bronze in the women's triathlon.

ROWING GOLD

Great Britain's women's quadruples sculls crew claimed gold in a dramatic race against the Netherlands.

Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw, and Lauren Henry made a cautious start before moving past Ukraine into second spot behind the Dutch.

The 2023 world champions produced a storming finish in the final 250 metres, edging out the Netherlands on the line by just 0.15 seconds.

More success in the diving pool

Team GB's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson earned a hard-fought bronze medal in the women's synchronised 10m platform event.

Team GB diver Andrea Spendolini-Siriex

The pair jumped into second at the end of round two, but entering the more difficult dives, they could only post 60.3 in the third round, causing them to tumble into fifth.

They responded well in the final rounds, scoring a 77.76 on their final dive and following a nervous wait their spot on the podium was all but confirmed after nearest rivals Canada could only score 68.16 on their last dive.

Chinese pair Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan successfully defended their Olympic gold, while North Korea pair Jo Jin Mi and Kim Mirae earned silver.

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