What it takes to become an Olympic triathlete | Sport Explained

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?”
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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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[@SennaMadeF1]

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

[@Flynbourne]

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.

[@hairlessgor]

Congratulations Alex on olympic gold!

[@markhooper4532]

Winnie Wallace..... 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 amazement...... Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.

[@ytnsanw]

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

[@r7exx]

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

[@jp4163]

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

[@peterwong2962]

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

[@kennyjohnson2771]

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

[@mattgehringer8554]

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

[@rainbowkitten8990]

You have made us all SO proud ❤

[@northerngateway]

Humble and true gentleman, the real Olympian spirit!

[@kamolhengkiatisak1527]

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.

[@nobotshere8364]

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

[@volentezzetnelov3793]

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

[@georgeelliott1045]

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.

[@Transsend_it]

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

[@Seahodg]

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

[@respek2933]

haha i was about to comment this

[@salmanismail5330]

Watching this and he's just won🎉

[@PaulRivett-n6t]

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

[@robdechamber3973]

What a fantastic human.

[@steveclark2205]

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

[@frostyrobot7689]

Great stuff Alex. Congratulations, that was a great race.

[@iainbullock4519]

Congratulations Alex on Olympic Gold and now World Champion, absolutely brilliant performances, such a nice and humble guy, watch all your races and cheer you on, best of British for the future

[@Hasannito]

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

[@fivefiveqt214]

To be not just good at something but the best in the world at something is just unfathomable.

[@r_unner_G]

Phenomenal athlete

[@jasonking6892]

Top class Bloke 👍🇬🇧

[@celticcornwall9022]

What an amazing guy! Legend ✨ Tribute to the nation 🇬🇧

[@peterreader5508]

Great interview.

[@agnes4584]

Congratulations on winning the Olympic Gold Alex 🙂👌👍👏🏼🥇

[@helmuthuber766]

Besten Glückwunsch zum Sieg!❤

[@tomasvalve930]

Lovely

[@tangarz5357]

Sub 30 in the 10k off the bike is so crazy. Genuinely one of the best performances of the games.

[@Jim90117]

It is you, proud moment.

[@harvey2609]

Ironman 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇬🇧

[@vaughnmiller4141]

7:34 He dodged the dog! 🥇🥇🥇

[@spencermackay9020]

Yeeeeeeeeaaaasss man, geddin there man!

[@bargen44]

Olympic Champ at Paris2024.

[@aidanoc19]

Had that perfect race in Paris.

[@jonathanmack4479]

I love his mindset! Even if someone kicks him during swimming, or if someone gets a little too aggressive, he shrugs it off and just says two words [to himself]: “What’s next?” 😊

[@joshuaolayanju9658]

Lol, he won just a few minutes ago.

[@AF-gd7fh]

I thought he was out of gold medal contention when Hayden got that gap

[@alisonwilks302]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Yurkevich22]

If you are from GB and your last name ends with a double EE, a gold medal is pretty much a guarantee!

[@Xavier0458]

Lando's skinny little brother

[@luisfer14240]

👍🏻

[@steveclark2205]

Triathlon 😂...Biathlon ¿😮 Duathlon?😅

[@jonathanalleyne2917]

Also a whole lot of drugs

[@paulsolon6229]

You know Kinda Sorta Sorta definitely You know Yu Yu You know Yu You know

[@Bamcostock]

Tosser

[@caitlinvalentine3023]

Sorry what

[@ericbaese3038]

It takes money. And time. Only for the privileged