Glaswegian triathlon star bagged a brilliant bronze - the second Scots medallist of the Games.
It was a Polaroid moment brilliantly capturing another landmark on a journey that’s taken Beth Potter from the Rio to Paris via the depths of despair. The iron woman became the second Scot to land an Olympic medal as she bagged a brilliant bronze in the triathlon yesterday morning.
And fishing out her polaroid, Potter said: “I was just so glad to get on the podium. I obviously tried to go for the gold but that wasn't to be. But it's come full circle. I was at the Olympics in 2016 watching the triathlon to now getting a medal, it's just mad. “I spoke to my mum and dad straight away. It was a bit teary. I took some Polaroids. I’ve got them here. I bought a camera for the Games to take pictures along the way. They were very proud. I think this day has been in the calendar for a long time. And to come away with a medal, I'm just over the moon.”
Potter managed to avoid the carnage and stick with the leading pack going into the 10k run - and raced home six seconds ahead of fourth-placed Emma Lombardi. She said: “It was a little bit unsettling when the mens’ was postponed because they were going to be the guinea pigs for us to let us see how it was all going to work!
"My coach told me to stay in the top five and try to stay towards the front, and I mainly stayed out of trouble. I got caught up behind a couple of crashes on the bike, but managed to stay upright and was just trying to be sensible and not doing anything mad. Just be safe.
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