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Potter and Yee Confirmed for Britain's 2024 Olympic Triathlon Team

Both athletes, who won their respective Paris test events, aim for gold in Paris after a successful year.

  • Beth Potter and Alex Yee have been confirmed as the first triathletes selected for Britain's 2024 Olympic team.
  • Potter, a former 10,000 metres runner and current world champion, and Yee, a relay gold medallist, both won their respective Paris test events on the Olympic course this year.
  • The British team is guaranteed two more women's slots but is battling to secure a third men's.
  • Yee, 25, is looking forward to the Paris Olympics, especially after the lack of crowds in Tokyo due to COVID-19.
  • Potter, who was inspired by the Brownlee brothers, believes she can become the first British individual women's gold medallist in the sport.
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