The men’s elite triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will provide one of the highlights of Friday’s action as the showpiece event properly gets under way.
Some of the finest stars in the world will lock horns in the UK city of Birmingham with a prized gold medal on offer for the winner.
Will Alex Yee go one better on home soil than he did in Tokyo last summer?
Will New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde be too strong for Yee in the latest instalment of their gripping rivalry?
These and other questions will be answered on Friday when the action gets under way.
One thing we do know now is that South African star Henri Schoeman is a non-starter.
Men’s start list & bib numbers
| # | Athlete | Country |
| 1 | Hayden Wilde | NZL |
| 2 | Alex Yee | ENG |
| 3 | Jacob Birtwhistle | AUS |
| 4 | Tayler Reid | NZL |
| 5 | Matthew Hauser | AUS |
| 6 | Tyler Mislawchuk | CAN |
| 7 | Charles Paquet | CAN |
| 8 | Brandon Copeland | AUS |
| 9 | Dan Dixon | ENG |
| 10 | Sam Dickinson | ENG |
| 11 | Jamie Riddle | RSA |
| 12 | Grant Sheldon | SCO |
| 15 | Dylan McCullough | NZL |
| 16 | Martin Sobey | CAN |
| 17 | Dylan Nortje | RSA |
| 18 | Iestyn Harrett | WAL |
| 19 | James Edgar | NIR |
| 20 | Tyler Smith | BER |
| 21 | Dominic Coy | WAL |
| 22 | Cameron Main | SCO |
| 23 | Matthew Wright | BAR |
| 24 | Oliver Turner | JEY |
| 25 | Joseph Okal | KEN |
| 26 | Divan Du Plooy | NAM |
| 27 | Jean Gael Laurent L’Entete | MRI |
| 28 | Phillip McCatty | JAM |
| 29 | Andrew Gordon | GIB |
| 30 | Adarsh Muralidharan Nair Sinimol | IND |
| 31 | Joshua Lewis | GGY |
| 32 | Robert Matto | GIB |
| 33 | Nikotimasi Croker | FIJ |
| 34 | Timson Jude Irowane | SOL |
| 35 | Kian Trejo | BIZ |
| 36 | Duncan Neville Wyness | MOZ |
| 37 | Armando Moss | BAH |
| 38 | Kelvin Gomez | GIB |
| 39 | Keith Galea | MLT |
| 40 | Xian Hao Chong | MAS |
| 41 | Rhys Cheer | FIJ |
| 42 | Panayiotis Antoniou | CYP |
| 43 | Niall Caley | IOM |
| 44 | Jason Costelloe | TTO |
| 45 | Isaac Tan | MAS |
| 46 | Mark Ofosu | GHA |
| 47 | Vishwanath Yadav | IND |
| 48 | William Draper | IOM |
| 49 | Jean-Marc Granderson | TTO |
Start time & how to watch live on TV
The race starts at 1101 local time (1201 CET or 0601 on the East Coast of the United States).
It will be broadcast live by the BBC, the UK’s national broadcaster.
Why aren’t the Brownlee brothers racing?
For the first time at a major Games since 2006, we have a Team England or a Team GB without a Brownlee – there will be no Alistair or Jonny in Birmingham. Here are the full details on why they are not involved.
Who is favourite to win the gold?
Our John Levison, as tradition dictates, has given his expert insight into Friday’s race and he has come up with his detailed podium picks. You can check them out by clicking here.
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