Flora Duffy became the first triathlete to win multiple gold medals after defending her crown at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday.
The Bermuda representative—who also holds the gold medal in the Olympics triathlon—swam, cycled and ran her way into the history books in a time of 55 minutes and 25 seconds. Englishwoman Georgia Taylor-Brown slipped off the pace to settle for silver behind Duffy—just as she did at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—while Scotland's Beth recovered to take bronze.
Glaswegian Potter made the slickest start in the water and knifed her way into an early lead despite another poor start to the race. The men's triathlon earlier on Friday was marred by calls that there wasn't enough of a gap between 'on your marks' and the gun, with some athletes left standing on the line again, unaware the race was underway.
