Gruelling race: The Germany team came in first ahead of the United States and Britain. — Reuters
LAURA Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay yesterday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs.
There was a photo finish for second place, with officials initially announcing Britain as runners-up but minutes later they announced a switch, with the US getting the silver and Britain the bronze.
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