England’s Commonwealth gold-winning triathlete Alex Yee finds himself in hot water after reneging on promise to get a dog with girlfriend Olivier Mathias after BOTH made the podium in Sunday’s mixed relay
- Alex Yee won gold as England romped to victory in the mixed relay on Sunday
- Yee’s girlfriend Olivier Mathias also earned a podium finish in the event for Wales
- Mathias noted that he had promised that they would get a dog if Wales medalled
- Yee seemed less convinced, cheekily telling reporters ‘I didn’t shake on that’
Alex Yee promised his girlfriend a dog but sold her a pup. All that after English triathlon’s heir to the Brownlee brothers beat his Welsh partner to a gold medal in the mixed relay on Sunday.
While Yee’s victory alongside Sophie Coldwell, Samuel Dickson and Georgia Taylor-Brown was routine, with Wales and Australia far behind in silver and bronze respectively, greater unpredictability came from entertaining exchanges around the interview area.
That was when it transpired Yee had apparently told his girlfriend of six years, Olivier Mathias, the time would be right to get a Labrador if they both made the podium here for their opposing nations.
Alex Yee also won Commonwealth gold in the men’s individual triathlon on Friday
As Mathias explained: ‘I’m pretty sure we had a deal that if Wales got a medal we could get one, but he’s backtracking.’
Yee, a winner again two days after taking the individual gold medal, was having none of it, which drew considerable scepticism from Coldwell. ‘I didn’t shake on that – I haven’t backtracked,’ Yee said. ‘Maybe after the Paris Olympics.’
If the parameters of that latter suggestion are that Yee secures a third Olympic medal in 2024 – to go with his individual silver and relay gold from…
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