England's Alex Yee clinch the first gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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England's Alex Yee clinch the first gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

English triathlete Alex Yee clinch the first gold medal of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in men's triathlon sprint distance event.

Alex Yee the athlete from England clocked 50 minutes and 34 seconds to cover the 5km sprint and spotted at the first place.

New Zealand's Herbert Wilde and Australia's Matthew Hauser shared the 2nd and third place.

New Zealand's Herbert Wilde briefly regained the lead in the triathlon for the major part but was then given a 10-second penalty for a transition error. Later he congratulate Yee and waved him on to take the honors on his own.