Alistair Brownlee beats brother to gold
ByReuters
Updated 24/07/2014 at 18:08 GMT
Alistair Brownlee continued England's golden start to the Commonwealth Games when he won the triathlon with a dominant display in Glasgow on Thursday.
England's Alistair Brownlee (L) and his brother Jonathan Brownlee compete in the bicycle portion of the men's triathlon race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 24, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT TRIATHLON)
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Olympic champion Brownlee, 26, duelled with younger brother Jonathan for much of the race but pulled away when he upped the pace over the last five kilometres to take the gold.
He crossed the finish line in one hour 48 minutes 50 seconds at the Strathclyde Country Park, 11 seconds ahead of his sibling.
South Africa's Richard Murray finished strongly to take bronze.
Earlier, England's Jodie Stimpson claimed the first gold medal at the Games with victory in the women's triathlon.
With Stimpson's compatriot Vicky Holland finishing third, England took four medals from the Games' first two medal events.
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