Last update on. From the section OlympicsTokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates: 23 Jul-8 Aug Time in Tokyo: BST+8. Listen live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.Georgia Taylor-Brown, Great Britain's Olympic silver medalist in women's triathlon won a remarkable run. She fought back from a puncture on her bike which had left her far behind the leaders.Taylor-Brown (27 years old) was 22 seconds slower than a four-woman group - which also included British team-mate Jessica Learmonth. They were going into the final leg of Tokyo 2020.Learmonth was unable to make it past Learmonth and finished ninth. Katie Zaferes, an American, and Laura Lindemann, Germany were also on the podium.After dominating the race, Bermuda's Flora Duffy won a historic first medal for her country.Taylor-Brown finished 15 seconds faster than Taylor-Brown, the 33-year old who had rejected the opportunity to represent Britain as an adolescent.It is an extraordinary moment. Duffy said, "I crossed the line today, but I did it in Bermuda for everyone."Bronze was won by Zaferes (32), who finished over a minute faster than the rest of her field.Vicky Holland, third British hopeful, placed 13th after a crash on her bicycle.Britain has their second medal in triathlon at the Games thanks to Taylor-Brown's brave recovery, after Alex Yee's silver in the men's race on Monday.Taylor-Brown received a post-race interview from her British team-mates, where both Learmonth (and Holland) congratulated her on her accomplishment.Taylor Brown's hopes seemed to be overshadowed by a flat tire less than one kilometre from the end on the 40km ride.She later stated that she was "panicked" at the time the incident occurred."I didn’t know what I should do so I rode out on the flat. She shared her story with BBC Sport.How Olympic medallists overcome adversity to win Olympic goldsEach of the three medallists congratulated one another beyond the finish line. Each athlete appreciated the hardships they had to overcome on their journeys to the Olympic podium.Duffy crossed the finish line and gave kisses to all those who were watching. She fell on her back over the tape and covered her eyes with her hands, as she thought about what she had accomplished.Duffy won the 2016 and 2017 world championships, followed by the Commonwealth gold in 2018. Duffy suffered from a foot injury for more than a decade until she was able to return to competition in the summer of 2019. Last winter, her training was interrupted by a knee injury.This was also a significant victory for Bermuda, who became the most populous country to ever win an Olympic gold.It was certainly a lot of emotion, and it is slowly hitting me. Duffy shared his dream of becoming an Olympic champion since I was eight years old."I have experienced many tears and heartbreaks. I often wondered if I would ever get healthy enough to be able to compete at the top."Although Taylor-Brown lost her chances of winning gold, she stated that she would have been content with a top five after a difficult build-up.Due to illness, she withdrew her from the final preTokyo World Series round at Leeds.She said, "To be truthful, the lead up wasn't great and everyone knows that."Learmonth said, "I cannot believe how amazing this [Taylor Brown] girl is. You would never believe what she went through. It's hard to put into words.Taylor-Brown and Zaferes celebrated with Duffy at the finish lineZaferes was the world champion in 2019, but she has struggled to find form since April's sudden death of Bill, her father who introduced her to the sport when she was a child.Non Stanford, Britain's former world champion, is a Zaferes training partner and part of the BBC commentary team. She said that she was "goosebumps” at the American's achievements."Katie lost her dad earlier in the year, and to overcome that and still win a medal at Olympics is inspiring."
