Australia’s first medallist of the video games, triathlete Matt Hauser, mentioned his coach had known as out to him as he entered the final levels of the leg run that the runner of forward him in second place, Kiwi Hayden Wilde, had a 10-second penalty to serve and urged him to push on and try to steal silver.
“I used to be simply making an attempt to hold on to 3rd,” Hauser mentioned laughing.
After his bike leg, Hauser was assured he might make up floor to the medals but in addition knew that lead pair of England’s Alex Yee and Kiwi Hayden Wilde had been such highly effective runners hauling them in can be exhausting.
“I knew I’d be up there with them, I’ve been difficult them for half the 12 months it was actually good to be within the race,” Hauser mentioned.
“I used to be assured that if I put myself within the race I’m robust sufficient to carry on with all the group on the market and the cheers my coaching associate on the market on track and mum, dad, grandpa and girlfriend within the stands – it was actually unimaginable and so they pushed me all over
“It’s one event that I’m blissful to ebook some further baggage on the way in which house.”
