Alex Yee has won triathlon gold for Team GB in dramatic scenes in Paris. In an incredible finish, Yee overturned a 15-second deficit to New Zealand's Hayden Wilde to cross the line in first place.

Yee had been down in 23rd place during the cycling, but fought his way into the leading pack and led in the early stages of 10km run.

But after Wilde upped the ante, the 26-year-old looked to be hanging on to silver as the chasing pack closed in on him.

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As the bell rang to signal the final 2.5km, Yee produced a remarkable finish as he overhauled his rival, eventually winning with six seconds in hand. The victory signified a sixth gold of the 2024 Paris Olympics for Team GB, and a second triathlon medal of the day after Beth Potter took silver in the women's event.

And in a heartening show of sportsmanship, Wilde came and sat by Yee at the finish line as the pair embraced. Frenchman Leo Bergere, who won bronze, then joined the front two on the ground after crossing the line.

Yee won a silver medal in the men's triathlon at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and gold in the mixed relay event. And his triumph was seemingly made possible by team-mate Sam Dickinson, who appeared to deliberately push the pace on the bike before retiring.

Afterwards, Yee admitted he thought he was confined to second place. "I have so much respect for Hayden and how much he made me dig in there," he said.

"He was an amazing athlete and for me, almost two laps in I thought that silver was on the cards but I owed it to myself to give myself one last chance. With about 2km to go I thought I’d give it everything I had and I’m just so proud that I was able to do that for my family, for everyone that’s worked hard, for my girlfriend Liv.

"There’s so many more people than just me who have worked towards this. This was our dream and I’m the lucky one who gets to do it, so thank you to them.

"I gave it everything I had and I was going through a really bad patch. Many people have told me that you’re gonna go through a bad patch during a race no matter how perfect or bad it is, so I think for me I just rode that wave and said one more try and let’s see if we can do it."

The men's race was initially postponed by 24 hours on Tuesday after the water quality in the River Seine failed to meet required standards following heavy rainfall over the weekend. But after organisers finally declared the river safe, large crowds in the French capital were treated to two sensational finishes with home favourite Cassandre Beaugrand taking women's gold.