PARIS: France's Cassandre Beaugrand won gold in the women's triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday (Jul 31), cheered on by a delighted crowd as the hosts' gamble to hold the swim stage of the race in the Seine paid off after
Paris 2024 Olympics - Triathlon - Women's Individual - Paris, France - July 31, 2024. Cassandre Beaugrand of France crosses the line to win the gold medal. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
The triathlon, a central showpiece of the Paris Games, started and finished at the Alexandre III bridge at the heart of the French capital, taking athletes along a section of the Champs-Elysees and past more Parisian landmarks including the Musee d'Orsay. World number one Beaugrand broke away on the last lap of the run stage and was fuelled to the finish line by ecstatic cheers from crowds lining the streets. Switzerland's Julie Derron won silver and Britain's Beth Potter took bronze.
"It is with great joy that we received this news," Benjamin Maze, technical director for France's triathlon federation, told Reuters."Now that we know we will race, we can mentally switch fully into competition mode."Organisers make the call based on analysis of river samples taken the previous day at 5am and after discussions with experts on weather, according to Paris 2024.
"The results of the latest water analyses, received at 3.20am, have been assessed as compliant by World Triathlon allowing for the triathlon competitions to take place," Paris 2024 and World Triathlon said in a statement.
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