What it takes to become an Olympic triathlete | Sport Explained

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Alex Yee does not seem like an Olympic champion when you meet him. Slight and polite, he admits he still feels like “a child” in his sport, and has just spent a day avoiding dogs, mobility scooters and fishermen at a park near Loughborough. Fitting really, as legs, wheels and water are the triathlete’s triptych, but the Briton is building to a goal that will stop the clocks. When the heat is on in Tuesday’s race in Paris, he will use two words to fuel his dream: “What’s next?”

All those training sessions by Charnwood Water and at Loughborough University have brought him to the Pont Alexandre III, with its gilded statues. Yee, 26, was the silver medallist in Tokyo and champion in the mixed relay, but this may be even tougher. Kristian Blummenfelt is Norway’s elite lab rat, swigging £1,000 bottles of water infused with oxygen isotopes and having his faeces tested by University of Eindhoven scientists.

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An Olympic champion but above all, a nice human being! Well done Alex

SennaMadeF
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I love this sort of champion. So down to earth. Just personifying the Olympic spirit of excellence and virtue. Well what the Olympics should be about anyway.

davidbentley
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Winnie When I look back on the Paris Olympics 2024, you Alex will be my best moment.Snatching the gold in the closings minutes had me leaping off the sofa and crying with pure Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

markhooper
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Fine young man and a worthy champion. Best of luck to him in the future.

ytnsanw
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What a fight back to a final dash for a win for the Olympic Gold.

peterwong
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Alex Yee, Well done for such a memorable and amazing achievement! It was a pleasure to watch you win your Paris Olympic Gold Medal!🏅

gkexx
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Humble and true gentleman, the real Olympian spirit!

northerngateway
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What a nice lad, so glad he’s won gold

mattgehringer
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He says at the end "One day I'd like a perfect race". Yesterday he did, coming from behind near the end of running and winning Gold. Having watched triathlons over the years, yesterday is really fascinating, thinking that Lee could only secure a silver.

kamolhengkiatisak
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What a great well rounded and grounded person. Oh and he won a gold medal?? Awesome!!!

jp
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You are an inspiration for many. Congrats on the Gold medal.

kennyjohnson
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The dog dodge was so endearing…any athlete using public paths has been there.

Seahodg
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This guy is absolutely amazing. Massive respect and congratulations on your spectacular gold medal Alex 🎉❤👏🏻

volentezzetnelov
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The thing people don’t realise about this guy, he’s probably the most talented runner ever to do the sport. He had a faster 5k time then Mo Farah at the same age. He’s improved his swim massively over the years, props to him.

georgeelliott
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All that, and he's also a member of the Ministry of Funny Walks too😅😮😂❤

steveclark
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Inspired, your a role model for millions. Congratulations and so well deserved, hard work pays off.

nobotshere
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Inspired by Yee! Great personality and ethics. Want to do more long distance running now… proud that’s he’s representing TeamGB

Hasannito
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Alex is absolute class. His gold medal is well deserved!

Transsend_it
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being someone who triathlons... you love to see it

PaulRivett-nt
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Great stuff Alex. Congratulations, that was a great race.

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