SINGAPORE – Japan’s Yuka Sato has won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics, racing to a comfortable victory in the women’s triathlon.
Sato finished the race in 1 hour, 49 seconds. Australian Ellie Salthouse was second in 1:01:04 and American Kelly Whitley placed third in 1:01:48 seconds. The 32 athletes swam 750 meters, cycled 20 kilometers and ran 5 kilometers Sunday through Singapore’s East Coast Park.
Organizers were dealt a blow when British diver Tom Daley, one of the best known athletes at the Youth Games, announced he might not compete because of a triceps injury.
