2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Team GB's Beth Potter clinches bronze in the women's triathlon with Diving and BMW action to come later

It's been a busy morning already with Team GB's Beth Potter sealing a bronze medal in the women's triatholon.

The event was given the green light earlier this morning despite concerns over the water quality in the River Seine.

Potter emerged from the swimming leg of the race in the lead pack. She maintained her position in the cycling with four women left battling it out for the three medals in the 10km run.

Pre-race favourite Cassandre Beaugrand pressed on to clinch gold to become France's first Olympic triathlon champion.

Potter, 32, would finish third in the race behind Switzerland's Julie Derron earning Team GB their 13th medal of the Games.

The men's triathlon is now underway with Team GB's Alex Yee looking to better his silver medal at Tokyo 2020 alongside fellow Brit Sam Dickinson.

Dickinson has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won gold in 2022. Today, he'll make his debut at the Olypmics and will be hoping to follow up on Beth Potter's achievements this morning.

The competitors are out and the swim leg of the triathlon is underway!

Some have raised concerns over the slippery conditions out in Paris, with Taylor Knibb coming off her bike in the women's time trial on Saturday.

Even her mechanic slipped on the tarmac as he came to deliver her a new bike.

Team GB's Anna Henderson subsequently went on to clinch silver in the time trial, but insisted that she 'cycled like a grandma' through the corners to avoid slipping.

Not for the first time this week, we've seen bike riders coming off their bikes under the slippery conditions out in paris.

The women's time trial on Saturday saw several riders slip as they attempted to speed through corners, with one athete's mechanic also slipping on the tarmac as he attempted to provide a new bike to America's Taylor Knibb.

Ahead of today's women's triathlon, rain had fallen overnight in the French capital spelling some concerns over the cycling leg of today's women's triathlon.

Several riders slipped and came off their bikes during the race, with some withdrawing.

Guam's Manami Iijima was the first athlete to crash, with Brazil's Vittoria Lopes, Germany's Lisa Tertsch and Belgium's Jolien Vermeylen also impacted by an incident.

Lotte Miller crashed twice in the bike leg, with the Norwegian subsequently pulling out.

Germany's Laura Lindemann fell with three laps to go, subsequently falling away from the chasing pack of riders.

Potter delivered her verdict on today's race adding that she tried to stay as far in front as she could to avoid crashing in the slippery conditions in Paris.

'I just tried to stay in the top five and stay towards the front and mainly stayed out of trouble,' Potter said speaking to BBC Sport.

'I got caught behind a couple of crashes on the bike but managed to stay upright. I was just trying to stay sensible and not get caught.'

There were concerns earlier today that the damp conditions underfoot in Paris could have an impact on the bike stage of the event with one rider coming off her bike during the triathlon. But Potter added she was well prepared for the slippery conditions.

'It said it was going to be dry but it was obviously very wet. I live and train in Leeds so I am used to those conditions and I have done many sessions with the boys in the wet. I was prepared and I didn't want to make any silly mistakes and I made sure I stayed on good wheels and tried to stay as safe as possible.'

'I will root for my fellow GB athletes so hopefully Alex [Yee] takes the win today.'

What an achievement for Team GB's Beth Potter!

After the race, the Glasgow-born triathlete collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and elation at her third-place finish in the women's triathlon.

The Scot had previously competed in the 10,000m at Rio in 2016 and today earned herself an Olympic medal in humid conditions in the French capital.

'I'm so happy, I was going for the gold but Cassandre and Julie were just too good for me today but I'm super happy to come away with the bronze,' Potter said to BBC Sport.

'I've come a long way in eight years and I am so happy to be here with a bronze medal.

'I did it for me but I also did it for everyone who has helped me in eight years and believed in me from day one. It is for them back home as well.'

'I dug deep and found something else.

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