A woman admitted she couldn't help but send her ex an "I regret breaking up with you" text after he won a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Hayden Wilde, 23, of New Zealand won bronze in the men's individual triathlon event in Tokyo, prompting his ex-girlfriend to rethink her decision to end their relationship. In an interview with <a href="https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1News</a>, the woman said: "I'm so proud of Hayden, all the work he's obviously done to get there is amazing. "I went to primary school with him and he's grown so much and yeah, I'm really proud." Listen to Wilde's girlfriend below:  [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/7olympics/status/1419881793902104581]] When asked if she had a message to send to her ex by the reporter, the woman looked into the camera and said: "I regret breaking up with you." As her friends laughed, she continued: "Nah, I'm so proud of him." Watch Wilde win the bronze medal below:  [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1419441930648358912]] Reacting to the message, one Twitter user wrote: "NZ's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics was a bronze in the Triathlon by Hayden Wilde and his ex girlfriend passes a message to him on national television saying she regretted breaking up with him. Noooo you don't! [sic]" [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/leon2kool/status/1419978961044471810]] A second added: "Starve her out, King. Find you a queen that respects you." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/DPG0110/status/1420191257335324676]] A third wrote: "Girls a shallow as hell [sic]." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/danholyo/status/1420190688831057921]] While it's not known if the woman was serious about what she said to her ex, <a href="https://www.indy100.com/news/tokyo-olympics-hayden-wilde-new-zealand-b1891419">Indy100</a> reports that it's definitely too late as he's got a new girlfriend. The athlete made the revelation when he was asked what he was planning to do after winning the medal, he said: "I think I'll just be calling my girlfriend who's actually in Spain at the moment." "She was up in the early hours of the morning watching the race," he added. <img class="wp-image-1263120102 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/07/Tokyo-2.jpg" alt="The Olympic sign." width="759" height="568" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / Miyoko Fukushima]] Wilde lost to Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway who took the gold medal in the event, and Alex Yee of Britain who won silver. The final seconds of the race was a nail-biting spectacle, and there were just 20 seconds between Wilde and Blummenfelt, <a href="https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/kiwi-olympians-ex-girlfriend-shares-break-up-regret-after-bronze-medal-c-3517798">7News</a> reports. Wilde is scheduled to compete again on Saturday, July 31, for the mixed team relay. The medal was Wilde's first as it is his Olympic debut and marked the first won by New Zealand at Tokyo 2020. <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / Aleks Taurus</h6>

Woman sent 'I regret breaking up with you' message to ex after he won medal at the Tokyo Olympics

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