King Henri gives Brownlees the blues at Commonwealth Games
Schoeman secures a clear victory with triathlon gold but his rivals do not bow out graciously
Gold Coast — The sun came out to congratulate Henri Schoeman on Thursday after he had pocketed the Commonwealth Games triathlon gold. But the rain clouds that had ruled the sky over the course from before the start of the race hung above the sore heads of England’s vanquished brothers‚ Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee. The once indomitable duo — first and second in Glasgow 2014 and in the 2016 Olympics in Rio‚ and first and third at the London 2012 Games — didn’t like missing the podium one little bit. Schoeman had stuck to two-time Olympic champion Alistair in the 750m swim; in the 20km cycle he and the siblings were in the lead group of six. But when Schoeman hit the gas early on the 5km run‚ none of the others responded and he went off alone to win SA’s first medal of the Gold Coast showpiece and the nation’s first triathlon Games gold. A beaming Schoeman‚ who took the Olympic bronze behind the Brownlees in 2016‚ spoke about how he had finally stepped out of their shadow. "The spot...
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