Alistair Brownlee wins Olympic gold

Brownlee won gold with a brilliant performance in front of a huge crowd in London’s Hyde Park, while his brother Jonny picked up a bronze medal.

Britain had never even won an Olympic medal in the sport before but Alistair went into the race as the defending world champion and hot favourite having dominated triathlon over the last four years.

Alistair kicked away from Spain’s two-time world champion Javier Gomez and moved clear of his rival, and he had time to collect a Union Flag on his way down the finishing straight before crossing the line.

Jonny had been tipped for the silver medal but had to give way to Gomez – the Yorkshireman’s hopes were not helped by a time penalty for getting on his bike too early.

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