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Alex Yee vs Hayden Wilde: What their EPIC Olympics duel at Paris 2024 means for triathlon’s world rankings

How did what we saw in Paris impact the WTCS 2024 standings? Get the latest as the dust settles after the big dance in France.
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STRENGTH. ENDURANCE. PERFORMANCE.

Alex Yee vs Hayden Wilde continues to be a triathlon rivalry for the ages.

Twelve days ago at Paris 2024 these two superstars of the sport had their greatest duel yet in the baking hot French sun as they battled in epic fashion to claim Olympic Games gold.

Wilde appeared to have finally shaken off his great rival with a surge to the front on the run, and Yee appeared to have no answers. That is until the British star conjured up one final mighty effort to catch and pass his Kiwi nemesis.

It was spectacular stuff and it made headlines around the world, as did their touching show of sportsmanship immediately afterwards as they sat together on the blue carpet.

Now the dust has settled, and the Paris 2024 Games are sadly over, but there are still big prizes to be won this WTCS season. We do have one regular season event left this year, Weihai in China on September 27, followed by those October Championship Finals in Torremolinos.

So how did what we saw in Paris last month impact the latest World Rankings? Time to find out, triathlon fans.

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Latest WTCS Rankings

The first thing to note is that neither Yee nor Wilde actually tops the men’s rankings, and there’s a simple reason for that – neither has raced three times in WTCS competition yet this year.

Yee has two victories from two starts in 2024 – at WTCS Cagliari and then that golden moment in Paris – good for 2000 points and third place in the post-Olympics world. Wilde mean – second both times to his great rival – is fifth on 1850.

Assuming all goes to plan – and that means the big guns featuring in the top five in China – the status quo should be changed late next month.

Top of the pile right now is Australian Matt Hauser, who followed up second in Yokohama and victory in Hamburg with seventh place in the big dance in France. Second is Frenchman Pierre Le Corre after his fourth in Paris, while compatriot Leo Bergere is fourth in the standings behind Yee after claiming Olympic bronze.

Here are the latest men’s WTCS standings after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:

RankAthleteCountryRacesPts
1Matthew HauserAUS32301.40
2Pierre Le CorreFRA32110.36
3Alex YeeGBR22000.00
4Leo BergereFRA31957.63
5Hayden WildeNZL21850.00
6Luke WillianAUS31778.99
7Charles PaquetCAN31750.86
8Morgan PearsonUSA31719.95
9Csongor LehmannHUN31677.16
10Vincent LuisFRA31579.81
11Vasco VilacaPOR31557.57
12Kenji NenerJPN31507.13
13Vetle Bergsvik ThornNOR31502.90
14Ricardo BatistaPOR31498.49
15Alberto Gonzalez GarciaESP31472.56
16Marten Van RielBEL31295.91
17Miguel HidalgoBRA21075.18
18Kristian BlummenfeltNOR31016.39
19Tayler ReidNZL31014.53
20Jelle GeensBEL3970.23

Next WTCS races

WTCS Weihai takes place in China on September 27, 2024.

The Championship Finals then take place in Torremolinos-Andalucia with the men’s individual race taking centre stage on Sunday October 20.

Graham Shaw
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Graham Shaw
Graham has been involved with TRI247 & RUN247 since the summer of 2021. Since then he has provided strategic direction for all news and is passionate about the growth of triathlon as a fan sport.
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