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.