Flora Duffy of Bermuda won the triathlon, making her country the smallest one to win a gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
The 33-year-old Flora Duffy, making her fourth appearance at an Olympic Games, came out on top of the 56-woman field with a time of one hour 55 minutes 36 seconds – more than a minute ahead of Great Britain’s Georgia Taylor-Brown and USA’s Katie Zaferes.
“It’s been a heck of a lot of pressure for five years. I would never recommend being an Olympic favorite for five years. Of course, it’s made it all worth it now”, said Flora Duffy. “I think the whole of Bermuda is going crazy. That’s what makes it so special to me is that, yes, this was my dream, but I also knew it was bigger than me”, added she.
Overnight rain in Tokyo had delayed the start of the triathlon by 15 minutes because of slippery conditions.
