The men's triathlon started with a thud on Sunday at the Olympics in Tokyo. After the athletes got to their marks at the starting line, the starting horn sounded, sending them into the water. There was just one problem — a boat was blocking about half of the field from diving in the water. The boat, which was carrying media equipment, attempted to get out of the way. However, the crisis had already started, as swimmers were in the water behind the boat as well. Another horn sounded to send the athletes back to the starting line to take the beginning of the race a second time. According to Reuters, jet skis were sent out to stop the leaders who were already barrelling through their 1,500-meter swim. About 10 minutes later, the race would finally start, with Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt eventually taking gold. Alex Yee of Great Britain took silver, while Hayden Wilde of New Zealand snagged bronze.
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