Kent Athletics Club’s Alex Yee won Gold in the Triathlon with one of the best finishes in the history of the competition.

Going into the last stages of the race, Yee looked like he was going to have to settle for another Olympic silver medal to go with the Silver he won in Tokyo.

The came the dramatic conclusion on the banks of the River Seine, Yee impressively overhauled rival Hayden Wilde in the closing stages. Surprising his rival as he passed him and Wilde had nothing left in the tank to respond and Yee crossed the line for gold.

Yee, 26, crossed the line after one hour 43 minutes 33 seconds to finish six seconds clear of New Zealand’s Wilde, who won bronze three years ago and looked set to triumph after opening a 15-second lead on the run.

However, Yee displayed his class to time his finish to perfection after being led out superbly on the bike leg by team-mate Sam Dickinson, who sacrificed himself to aid Yee’s bid.

“I’m so grateful to everyone who’s been in my corner for the past three years. That was for them,” Yee told BBC Sport.

“At 5km [on the run leg] I was going through a really bad patch and with 2.5km to go I thought ‘I’m going to give myself one last chance at this and not give up’, and here we are.”

The men’s race had been postponed by 24 hours on Tuesday after heavy rainfall over the weekend contributed to increased pollution in the river.