Paris 2024 Olympics - Triathlon - Women's Individual - Paris, France - July 31, 2024. Cassandre Beaugrand of France reacts after winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Cassandre Beaugrand gave some insight into the suffocating pressure that comes with being a home favourite at the Olympics when, racked by nerves, she threw up at the start of the women's triathlon on Wednesday.
Less than two hours later, however, she reaped the benefits in spectacular style, surfing the wave of popular support rolling off the streets of Paris to surge clear on the run and win the country's first medal in the sport.
