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Brownlee clinches Olympic triathlon
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 08 - 2012

LONDON – Alistair Brownlee of Britain won gold in the men's triathlon at the Olympics Tuesday, delivering on his status as the clear pre-race favorite.
Brownlee pulled away from silver medal winner Javier Gomez of Spain halfway through the 10-kilometer run to finish in 1 hour, 46 minutes, 25 seconds.
Gomez took silver 11 seconds back, with Alistair's younger brother Jonathan Brownlee claiming bronze despite serving a 15-second time penalty. He was 31 seconds behind his brother.
The older Brownlee adds the Olympic title — Britain's first Olympic medal in triathlon — to his world and European crowns. He was among the leading pack after the 1,500-meter swim and 43-kilometer bike ride through Hyde Park, but broke away from Gomez in the run to cruise to victory.
Brownlee even had time to grab a Union Jack flag from a fan as he celebrated down the home straight. He slowed right down to salute the crowd in the stands, then raised the British flag over his head before breaking the tape — almost at a walk — and dropping to the floor with exhaustion.
Van Rijsselberge keeps cool
His Olympic gold medal in windsurfing already guaranteed, all Dorian Van Rijsselberge had to do was stay on his board and finish the final race.
He did much more than that, the Dutchman skimming across the waves to finish first in the medals race and clinch his gold in style Tuesday in windsurfing's farewell to the Olympics.
Van Rijsselberge won six of the first nine races. His lead was so big that he sat out the 10th race.
Windsurfing is fighting to keep its spot in the Olympics. Replaced by kiteboarding for the 2016 Rio Olympics in a vote in May, the International RS:X Class Association filed a legal challenge last week.
Nick Dempsey of Britain took the silver and Poland's Przemyslaw Miarczynski got the bronze.
Marina Alabau of Spain won the gold medal in women's windsurfing Tuesday in the discipline's final race in the Games.
Alabau came into the medals race with a 14-point lead and preserved it by finishing first.
Windsurfing got the heave-ho from the lineup for the 2016 Rio Olympics in a vote in May, replaced by kiteboarding. The International RS:X Class Association filed a legal challenge last week against the International Sailing Federation.
Tuuli Petaja of Finland jumped from third place overall to take the silver medal thanks to a fourth-place finish in the medals race. Poland's Zofia Noceti-Klepacka jumped from fifth overall to take the bronze by finishing third. — Agencies


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