Beth Potter has come a long way from the athlete who morosely sipped cocktails from a coconut on the Copacabana eight years ago.
Her career was at an inflection point after a distant 38th place finish in the 10,000m in Rio but a chance meeting in McDonalds and switch of sports was rewarded in Paris with women’s triathlon bronze.
When she kicked for home Potter and silver medallist, Switzerland's Julie Derron, simply had no response as she streaked into the distance. "Gold was on my mind but I got a medal, so there are no complaints. It was a wall of noise out there, there was not one part of that course that was quiet. "I moved in with Jonny when I first moved to Leeds too. They’re always the first to message me before and after races and it means so much to know that I have the support of them."
Organisers got their wish, the race a two-hour television showcase for Paris' postcard landmarks, a grand stage for a French leading lady, who crossed the line on the Pont Alexander III to cheers that rumbled across the city.The staging of the Games has forced politicians to finally act on the embarrassing water quality of the Seine, where swimming has been banned since 1923 due to pollution levels.
France and Great Britain look the ones to beat in the team event, with Taylor-Brown and Yee likely to be the only returning members of the gold medal winning quartet from Tokyo.
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