Hayden Wilde has claimed New Zealand's first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, after taking a silver medal in the men's individual triathlon at Birmingham.
After winning Olympic bronze in Tokyo last year, Wilde finished second behind 2021 silver medallist Alex Yee of England, who took first place in his home Commonwealth Games.
Wilde can be forgiven for feeling hard done by, after he was hit with a penalty, after unclipping his helmet early when transitioning from the bike to the run.
But despite the penalty, Wilde still fell behind Yee during the run stage, and took the silver medal, as Australia's Matthew Hauser finished third.
"I think it's unfair what they did there but that's racing at the end of the day," Wilde said after the race."You've got to be happy about that."
Fellow Kiwis Dylan McCullough and Tayler Reid finished seventh and eighth respectively.
DAY ONE RECAP
Lawn Bowls
- Katelyn Inch claimed a stunning comeback victory over Singapore's Shermeen Lim, winning 21-17 in the women's singles
- Men's para pair Graham Skellern and Mark Noble were beaten 17-7 in round one against Australia, and Ali Forsyth, Mike Galloway and Andrew Kelly beat India 23-6 in the men's triples.
Hockey
- Black Sticks women steamrolled Kenya 16-0 in their opening Group B match
Swimming
- Mya Rasmussen finished third in her Women's 400m Individual heat to qualify for the final.
- Erika Fairweather progressed to the final of the Women's 200m Freestyle after claiming the fifth-fastest time in the heats.
- Dame Sophie Pascoe is through to the final of the Women's 100m freestyle S9 with the fastest time. The medal race will take place at 6.54am on Saturday morning.
- Tupou Neiufi finished fourth in her Women's 100m freestyle S9 heat, and is into the final.
- Cameron Gray finished fifth in his heat of the Men's 50m butterfly, and is into the semi-final.
- Andrew Jeffcoat finished first in his heat of the Men's 100m backstroke, and is into the semi-finals.
- Helena Gasson finished fifth in her Women's 100m butterfly to qualify for the semi-finals.
Rugby Sevens
- Black Ferns Sevens beat Canada 45-7 in their Pool A match.
- All Blacks Sevens thrashed Sri Lanka in their men's Pool A clash.
Track cycling
- Women's team pursuit second in qualifying, and progressed to the gold medal race.
- Men's team pursuit finished first in qualifying, and are into the the gold medal race.
- Women's team sprint finished first in qualifying, and are into the gold medal race.
TRIATHLON
- Hayden Wilde claimed silver medal in the men's individal triathlon, while Dylan McCullough and Tayler Reid finished seventh and eighth.
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