Olympics-Britain still riding Brownlee wave as Potter and Yee eye Paris gold

FILE PHOTO: Olympics - Paris 2024 holds triathlon test event for the Olympics - Paris, France - August 17, 2023 Britain's Beth Potter crosses the line to win the elite women triathlon test event REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - It is probably a little harsh to describe Beth Potter as an also-ran after she finished 34th in the 2016 Olympic 10,000 metres but, after a change of sport, she will line up for the 2024 triathlon when anything but gold will be a disappointment.

Potter, a physics teacher and part-time athlete when she ran in that extraordinary record-laden race in Rio, was named alongside Alex Yee as the first triathletes in the Paris Olympics British triathlon team on Thursday.