Georgia Taylor-Brown bags another Olympic medal with mixed relay bronze at Paris 2024

Georgia Taylor-Brown helped Team GB bag a battling Olympic bronze as they were dramatically downgraded from silver on a manic Monday morning in Paris.

The Manchester star, 30, ran the second leg of this heart-thumping mixed relay and despite the British team initially being awarded silver, they were eventually bumped down to third on an agonising photo finish.

Germany grabbed gold as the United States, who had superstar cyclist Taylor Knibb on their final leg, narrowly outsprinted Beth Potter to snatch silver on Paris’ iconic Pont Alexandre III.

Taylor-Brown, Potter, Alex Yee and Sam Dickinson initially thought they had come second after the result was displayed on the big screens and appeared to be confirmed.

But moments later, word spread that the Americans had pipped them in close photo finish as Britain, defending champions in this innovative new event from Tokyo, ended up with bronze.

Tokyo silver medallist Taylor-Brown, who finished sixth in last week’s women’s race, said: “I think that's all we could have really asked for.

“We're super, super, super proud of each other, and we all put together the best performances we possibly could.

“Beth definitely emptied herself at the end to get back on to those two. So, it’s super, super impressive.”

Potter, the 2023 individual world champion, added: “We thought it was silver at the end, and then there seemed to be a delay.

“Then I think they looked at the photo finish and gave us the bronze.

“The run leg was tough and I think I was a bit tired from the bike.

“I got a bit detached in the first leg, but managed to get myself back into the mix, and then was just all in for the last 200 metres.

“I thought we might have had the silver, but we got a bronze. It’s still a medal.”

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