Team GB win five more medals on day five at Olympics

The men’s triathlon had been due to take place on Tuesday but was rescheduled until after Wednesday’s women’s race because of poor water quality in the River Seine.

Both races were given the go-ahead early on Wednesday after further quality checks on the water.

Yee was in touch with the leaders during the 1500m swim and was in a large leading group for the 40km bike leg.

His team-mate Sam Dickinson, who sacrificed himself to help Yee, led going into the 10km run but stepped aside in a pre-planned move. Yee quickly took the lead only for Wilde to first bridge the gap and then overtake him.

Wilde held a lead of 14 seconds over the Briton going into the final lap but Yee, a former British 10,000m champion, had enough left and he surged past the Kiwi in the closing stages to win in one hour 43 minutes and 33 seconds – six seconds clear of his rival, with France’s Leo Bergere in third in 1:43.43.

The win sees Yee emulate Alistair Brownlee and become Britain’s second Olympic triathlon champion.

In the women’s triathlon, Beaugrand’s gold was set against a scenic backdrop of iconic Parisian landmarks and cheering crowds waving tricolores.

The world number one was in a leading pack of four athletes from the start of the run and made a decisive break in the final kilometre to triumph in 1:54:55, leaving Switzerland’s Julie Derron and Britain’s Potter behind.

Potter, who competed on the track for Team GB in the 10,000m at the 2016 Rio Games, came to Paris as the defending world champion and the winner of last year’s test event.