Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown wins silver in women's triathlon

Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown wins silver in women's triathlon
_97599093_breaking_news.pngDates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.

Great Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown produced a superb run to earn an Olympic silver medal in the women's triathlon, fighting back from a bike puncture which left her well adrift of the leaders.

Taylor-Brown, 27, was 22 seconds behind a four-woman pack - which included British team-mate Jessica Learmonth - going into the final leg at Tokyo 2020.

But the 2020 world champion moved past Learmonth, who ended up finishing ninth, Germany's Laura Lindemann and American Katie Zaferes to earn a place on the podium.

Bermuda's Flora Duffy claimed a historic first gold medal for her nation after taking control of the race with a dominant run.

The 33-year-old, who rejected the chance to represent Britain as a teenager, finished one minute and 15 seconds ahead of Taylor-Brown.

Zaferes, 32, won bronze as she finished more than a minute ahead of the rest of the field.

Taylor-Brown's gutsy recovery means Britain have their second triathlon medal of the Games, following Alex Yee's silver in a punishing men's triathlon on Monday.

More to follow.

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