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BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Swimming star Summer McIntosh has added to her burgeoning trophy case, earning Canada's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women's 400-metre individual medley.
Alex Yee grabbed England’s first gold medal of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games with victory over Hayden Wilde, who suffered a 10-second penalty in the men’s triathlon at Sutton Park.
Canada got off to a strong start in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Friday, with several swimmers advancing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.
Alex Yee won the Commonwealth Games gold triathlon at Sutton Park in Birmingham. The gold medal follows on from the silver medal that the 24-year-old secured in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics last year, and came after he outpaced New Zealander Hayden Wilde. Ad/> “This is a home Games, it’s the first time I’ve been able to race in front of my parents for a long time,” said Yee after his success.
Alex Yee won the Commonwealth Games gold triathlon at Sutton Park in Birmingham. The gold medal follows on from the silver medal that the 24-year-old secured in the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics last year, and came after he outpaced New Zealander Hayden Wilde. Ad/> “This is a home Games, it’s the first time I’ve been able to race in front of my parents for a long time,” said Yee after his success.
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clocked 54.68s to qualify for the semifinals of the men's 100m backstroke event of the Commonwealth Games here on Friday. The 21-year-old from Bengaluru was the third fastest swimmer in his heat and fifth fastest overall. If he had clocked his personal best of 53.77s he would have topped the heats. The fastest swimmer in the field was South Africa's Pieter Coetze who clocked 53.91. However, seasoned Sajan Prakash and debutant Kushagra Rawat failed to advance to the semifinal of their events respectively.
South African eyes may have been on Chad le Clos and Tatjana Schoenmaker on day one of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday, but it was Lara van Niekerk who stole the show.
By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN