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Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Marc Austin wins bronze, Brownlee brothers miss out

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2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue: Gold Coast, Australia Dates: 4-15 April
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Scotland's Marc Austin won triathlon bronze at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast as England's Brownlee brothers missed out on medals.

Two-time Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee faded to finish 10th, while brother Jonny came home seventh.

South Africa's Henri Schoeman took gold in 52 minutes 31 seconds, beating Australia's Jacob Birtwhistle.

Earlier, Jessica Learmonth won England's first medal of the Games with silver in the women's race.

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The Commonwealth triathlon is held over a sprint distance, consisting of a 750m open-water swim, a 20km cycle and a 5km run.

The Brownlee brothers were looking to repeat their one-two from Glasgow 2014 but Schoeman - who finished third behind them at the 2016 Olympics - left the Englishmen behind with a strong run.

Jonny Brownlee, 27, was alongside 24-year-old Austin for much of the 5km but could not keep pace with the Scot and finished in 53 minutes nine seconds.

Brother Alistair, 29, exited the second transition in the lead but faded to come home one minute, six seconds behind Schoeman.

Northern Ireland's Russell White (14th) and James Edgar (22nd), Scotland's Grant Sheldon (17th) and England's Thomas Bishop (19th) all completed the course in wet conditions.

Brownlees' injury problems

The Brownlee brothers looking dejected post-race
England's Brownlee brothers missed out on medals

Alistair, who carried the England flag during the opening ceremony, said his build-up had been hampered by a calf injury.

He said: "I would have preferred my calf to be good two months ago. If it was and I was able to train in that time, I reckon I would have been able to win that race."

Jonny said his training had been disrupted by an issue with his thigh.

"It was pretty terrible today," said Jonny. "My first thought was 'I wish I was fit'."

The Brownlees have a second chance to win a medal when they compete in the mixed team relay on Saturday, 7 April at 04:01 BST.

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  • Comment posted by Blue Tifosi, at 07:50 5 Apr 2018

    What a shockingly biased article! The British medal winner is mentioned in the first half dozen words, then nothing! Instead, the BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation goes on to discuss, at length, the English 7th and 10th place finishers. The article didn't even tell me Marc Austin's time. This is appalling bias. Who cares what the Brownlees did at the last Olympics: what happened at THIS CW games?!!

  • Comment posted by Pudwin, at 06:07 5 Apr 2018

    Well done Marc Austin. Great to see you win a medal

  • Comment posted by Chris, at 06:49 5 Apr 2018

    Wow, reading the negative comments about the Brownlees. These guys are great for British sport, winning world championships and Olympic medals. So they didn’t win this time....I’m sure they are more disappointed than anyone and they’ll bounce back and do us proud again! Don’t listen to the haters lads!

  • Comment posted by Alka, at 06:42 5 Apr 2018

    Congratulations to Austin. But why is this BBC article primarily focussed on the Brownlee (England) brothers defeat. Barely a mention of the winning (Scotland) run. Both are home nations and deserve equal reporting from the BBC. England focussed as usual

  • Comment posted by Wicked_Witch_of_the_West_Coast, at 08:00 5 Apr 2018

    @25 Redkite - no, bubbling is correct. That is what it's called in Scotland.

    And yes, BBC, once again you forget that there's more to British than just English. Sort yourselves out.

  • Comment posted by aswann, at 08:01 5 Apr 2018

    Sad to say the English Broadcasting Corporation are reaching new heights in biased reporting today. Is there any chance the BBC could focus on the wider Commonwealth games rather than just the performance of the English athletes?

  • Comment posted by mcf1991, at 06:28 5 Apr 2018

    Be nice if the article focussed on the two that actually one a medal. Well done Marc and Jessica.

  • Comment posted by ModerateThis, at 11:25 5 Apr 2018

    I love it when the BBC get it wrong and alienate a whole new bunch of people ... Well done to Marc Austin, the Scottish Competitor. As an Englishman, I'm disappointed the Brownlee brothers didn't medal, but as they didn't, I'd like to know more about the Scottish guy that DID ....

  • Comment posted by Lasagne295, at 07:00 5 Apr 2018

    Well done Marc - has anyone else noticed the England centric live newsfeed covering the games? The other home nations only seem to get the occasional shout....

  • Comment posted by GALAXY, at 05:30 5 Apr 2018

    Brownlee's stated that this was nothing more than a preperation to what lies ahead. That said, massive congratulations to Mark Austin on his Bronze.

  • Comment posted by U15425024, at 07:37 5 Apr 2018

    Aussies must have tampered with brownlees balls,is the obvious conclusion.

  • Comment posted by Stoop_to_Conquer, at 09:45 5 Apr 2018

    I know this is the British Broadcasting Corporation but I would still rather see credit given to the winners first, and then comment on 3rd 7th 10th after, rather than the other way around. This is meant to be a commonwealth celebration of sport, not just the British Isles.

  • Comment posted by Zinaad, at 05:31 5 Apr 2018

    I thought the Brownlees’ had already won the 2018 medals! Watching BBC sport, I didn’t realise there were other people in the Triathlon.

  • Comment posted by delp, at 09:22 5 Apr 2018

    Biased coverage from the BBC . Why can’t the heading be about a Scottish athlete winning ?

  • Comment posted by KevO, at 05:20 5 Apr 2018

    Obviously some fitness issues with the Brownlee's, hopefully now they have running in their legs the Team race will still be a strong event for England. Well done to Jess learmonth and Mark Austin for their Silver and Bronze Medals.

  • Comment posted by vanhunks, at 05:11 5 Apr 2018

    And congratulations to the winner Henri Schoeman of South Africa. His showing in Abu Dhabi proved it was no fluke. Really had a smooth 5km run.

  • Comment posted by Hostamosta, at 10:40 5 Apr 2018

    73. Posted by Freedom2014 on 19 minutes ago

    Well done Marc!.

    Gutted to see the gender imbalance at these games, yet again there are more male than female competitors.
    ---
    Also not fair that only the winner gets gold. All competitors should have gold. And an Easter egg. So should the spectators, for making the effort to show up. Well done all, congratulations. :)

  • Comment posted by fellared, at 08:42 5 Apr 2018

    The Brownlees are using these games as a training exercise.Out of all the lame excuses I've ever heard, that has to be up there with the best of them.

  • Comment posted by Barrie, at 11:41 5 Apr 2018

    Well done to Marc Austin, shame the Biased BBC talk more about the Brownlee Brothers not getting a medal more than the Scottish guy who did....poor show BBC

  • Comment posted by Wicked_Witch_of_the_West_Coast, at 08:55 5 Apr 2018

    @57 MancPostcode - or you could go to your local section and read the Manc news. The point is that the main sections of the BBC are supposed to be BRITISH. You know, covering all of us. This sort of Anglocentric reporting makes life even more difficult for supporters of the Union. The BBC plays right into SNP/Plaid hands with stuff like this.

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