Oympics-Triathlon-Duffy's island future looks golden


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Triathlon - Women's Olympic Distance - Medal Ceremony - Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan July 27, 2021. Flora Duffy of Bermuda poses with her gold medal during medal ceremony. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

TOKYO (Reuters) - Flora Duffy has already been awarded an OBE for services to Bermudan sport and now, having added the country's first Olympic gold medal to her sparkling CV, she will hope things pan out better than for the island's only other Games medallist.

After collecting a heavyweight boxing bronze in 1976 Clarence Hill's life spiralled downwards into drugs and he eventually served jail time for dugs offences and armed robbery.

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