Commonwealth Games triathlon gold-medal winner Alistair Brownlee has insisted that the victory has ensured he has achieved his career ambitions and joked about retirement.

Brownlee said that the course and the challenge from his brother Jonathan made it a very tough race, but was delighted to have claimed the gold medal.

"That's all you can want from a race," he told BBC Sport. "It was tough right from the start to the finish. I really enjoyed it - Jonny was brilliant too.

"This is the goal I wanted to achieve for the season and I've done it now. Now I've done everything I've wanted to do in my career - I don't know what to do now. Maybe I should retire!"

Brownlee was 11 seconds ahead of his brother in the race on Thursday.