British triathlete helps younger brother across finish line

Cozumel, Mexico -- Jonny and Alistair Brownlee give a whole new meaning to the phrase "brothers in arms."


Younger brother Jonny, Olympic silver medalist from London and Rio, was leading the field coming into the final straight and looked set to clinch his second world title.

But with temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius on the Caribbean island of Cozumel, exhaustion rapidly set in.


"I wish the flipping idiot had just paced it right and won the race," Alistair joked with reporters after the race. "He could have jogged that last two kilometers and won the race.


Pushing his younger sibling over the line first, Alistair recorded a third-place finish but Jonny's second place wasn't enough for him to clinch the title, losing out on the overall crown to Spaniard Mario Mola by four points.



South Africa's Henri Schoeman claimed victory on the day, as Rio 2016 gold medalist Alistair finished the season 10th overall.


"It was a natural human reaction to my brother," Alistair added. "But for anyone I would have done the same thing."
