Commonwealth Games: England win all three gold medals in the triathlon finals

England claimed all three gold medals in the triathlon events on day three of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Alex Yee, Sophie Coldwell, Sam Dickinson and Georgia Taylor-Brown dominated the field in the mixed relay final to finish well clear of second-placed Wales.

In the women's and men's Para-triathlon PTVI events, Katie Crowhurst and David Ellis also claimed victory.

Northern Ireland's Chloe MacCombe took silver in the women's final.

Yee, who won gold in the men's triathlon final on the opening day of the Games, handed England a sizeable advantage after the first leg that propelled the team to medal glory in the relay.

"The run was all right. I put together a good race and pleased I could do it with these guys and another Commonwealth gold is amazing," said the 24-year-old.

Taylor-Brown opted not to wear a wetsuit for the 300m swim on the final leg and said her team-mates supported her decision.

"It was still really hard, it wasn't easy, but I told myself it's 20 minutes and I can do anything to 20 minutes - and the team backed me when everyone else was in wetsuits," said the women's triathlon silver medallist.

Wales' Non Stanford beat Australian triathlete Sophie Linn in a sprint finish for the silver medal. Stanford took on the final leg for the Welsh quartet, which included Iestyn Harrett, Olivia Mathias and Dominic Coy.

"Over the moon but kind of disbelief," said former world champion Stanford. "We knew we had a chance of the podium."

World number one Ellis, 36, guided by Luke Pollard, crossed the line in the men's PTVI final ahead of Australian pair Sam Harding in second and Jonathan Goerlach in third.

"It was an awesome day," said four-time world champion Ellis. "I think we just hammered the bike and no-one was really feeding back the distance."

Pollard added that after disappointment at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo last year - where Ellis suffered a broken bike chain which caused him to withdraw - winning in Birmingham was "such a relief".

Crowhurst, meanwhile, thanked guide Jessica Fullagar for helping her become the women's PTVI Commonwealth champion.

The 18-year-old turned to open water swimming during lockdown as well as cycling and running when pools closed due to the Covid pandemic.

"I wouldn't have been able to do it without Jess - it has been great," she said. "It's been a really tough competition. It's great to have the support to help push through the pain [of a stitch]."

MacCombe's silver has doubled Northern Ireland's medal count and the 27-year-old was delighted with the result in Sutton Park.

Jessica Tuomela and guide Emma Skaug of Canada, who were passed by MacCombe and guide Catherine Sands towards the end of the race, claimed bronze.

"Catherine saw the Canadians ahead and passing them was unreal. The atmosphere was incredible as well," said MacCombe. "I was fairly confident but you don't know what's going to happen out on the course."

MacCombe's twin sister Judith - together the two are known as the 'Tandem Twins' - finished fourth.