Olympics-Triathlon-Britain in the box seat for first mixed sprint relay

Having collected two silver medals in the individual events, Britain can further cement their place as the most successful country in Olympic triathlon history by winning the Games' first-ever mixed relay event on Saturday.

Alex Yee and Georgia Taylor-Brown's second places in the individual events took the country's overall medal haul to seven since the sport joined the Games in 2000.Two of those were Alistair Brownlee golds and while his younger brother Jonny was unable to add to his silver and bronze after finishing fifth, he gets a final chance to stand on top of the podium as part of a formidable looking British squad.

The race format features teams of two men and two women, who each complete a short-course race of 300 metres swim, 6.8km bike and 2km run before tagging their team mate to take over. Fast and furious, it makes for exciting viewing. A United States team featuring a resurgent Katie Zaferes, bronze medallist in the individual event, will also want to ensure they are in the mix, especially on the men's side after they again failed to make any impression in the search for that elusive first medal in the sport.

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