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Olympic triathlon gold medal winner throws up after crossing line and needs wheelchair
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Kristian Blummenfelt put his body on the line to win the men's triathlon at the Olympics, needing rescuing after he finished.Norwegian star Blummenfelt beat Team GB athlete Alex Yee to the gold medal as he raced to victory in Tokyo.Though his win came at a cost with Blummenfelt falling to his hands and knees after the race and throwing up.The heat seemed to get to the athletes despite the race starting at 6.30am local time.Temperatures pushed 29C with humidity levels at around 67 per cent as the triathletes pushed through some brutal conditions.Blummenfelt was helped to his feet by bronze medalist Hayden Wilde before the Norway star was placed in a wheelchair.And Blummenfelt joked he