Triathlon-Olympic champ Blummenfelt says sub-29 minute 10km needed for Paris gold

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Triathlon - Men's Olympic Distance - Medal Ceremony - Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan – July 26, 2021. Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway poses with his gold medal during medal ceremony. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/ File photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt says that the flat Paris course means it might take a sub-29 minute 10km run to take gold in next year's Games and the Norwegian says he is planning his build up to produce just that.

Blummenfelt finished ninth in the test event on the Paris course in August, won by Britain's 2021 Olympic silver medallist Alex Yee, who clocked a blistering 29.00 minutes.