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Team GB's mixed Triathlon relay downgraded to bronze after administrative mix-up
Britain's Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Samuel Dickinson and Beth Potter with their bronze medals following the Mixed Relay Triathlon at the Pont Alexandre III on the tenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France, August 5, 2024
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TEAM GB'S triathlon mixed relay team were unable to retain their Olympic title, and were then downgraded from silver to bronze after an administrative mix-up.
Beth Potter crossed the line with the US’s Taylor Knibb just behind Germany’s Laura Lindemann, and Britain were initially given second only for a closer look at the photo finish to cause officials to realise their error.
There were no complaints from the British team, with individual gold medallist Alex Yee saying: “Of course there’s initially a little bit of confusion but I guess they just hadn’t fully seen the photo finish yet.
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