Great Britain claimed Olympic triathlon mixed team relay bronze after initially being announced as silver medallists following a photo finish in a thrilling morning in Paris. The quartet of Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Samuel Dickinson and Beth Potter had jostled with Germany for the lead throughout the race. They held a five-second lead going into the final stage but Potter was caught on the cycle leg by Germany's Laura Lindemann and American Taylor Knibb.
Roared on by the British team down the iconic Pont Alexandre III, Potter could not match Lindemann's final kick but she and Knibb crossed the line almost in tandem. Britain were initially announced as having won silver but, following a review by race officials, it was confirmed just before the medal ceremony that the United States had finished second, with Britain third. Britain and the United States both finished with the same time of one minute 25.
40 seconds, just one second behind champions Germany. It is a third triathlon medal for Team GB at these Games after individual gold for Yee and bronze for Potter. Great Britain were defending champions in the event, which sees each athlete complete a 300m swim, 7km cycle and a 1.
8km run. There had been concerns the event would not go ahead because of poor water quality in the Seine, which has been a running thread throughout the Games. However, it got under way on Monday morning as planned, despite a request from teams to delay the competition to allow for more athlete prep.