Two-time Olympic medallist Yee relishing prospect of returning to 'special' Leeds crowd

Triathlon star Alex Yee loves Leeds almost as much as Tokyo — where he won Olympic gold and silver — and returns to Roundhay Park for more this summer. Yee, 24, claimed victory at his home World Triathlon Championship Series race last year before going on to claim individual Olympic silver and mixed relay gold in Tokyo. Ad/> And the Loughborough athlete can't wait to return to the city ahead of his Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham a month later.

TriathlonColdwell backing Commonwealth pedigree to fire her to more success at Birmingham 20224 MINUTES AGO «Leeds was probably one of my proudest moments of last year,» said Yee. «To be able to race in front of crowds again was a big thing. Even though it wasn't at full capacity, it was the first time I'd got to race in front of a home crowd and that was a really special moment.

»To win the race and perform the way I did was an extremely proud moment for me. It set up a great year for me and made me believe in myself a little bit. «Leeds as a British athlete is a massive race and for us to have a World Series on home soil is always something which every British athlete will want to go and do and race well, and I'm the same.» Yee claimed two medals in Tokyo behind closed doors due to Covid-19 and is relishing the prospect of racing and winning medals in front of a home crowd.

«I'm super excited to race at the Commonwealth Games,» added Yee. «Especially almost just an hour away from where I live now, it's almost a once in a lifetime opportunity. »Not having crowds in Tokyo was a bit of a disappointment, though we were lucky to have the event at all, so to have a major championships in front of a crowd, that'll be really special and even better it's a home crowd." Yee's