Olympics - Paris 2024 holds triathlon test event for the Olympics - Paris, France - August 17, 2023 Britain's Beth Potter crosses the line to win the elite women triathlon test event REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - British triathlete Beth Potter outgunned home hopeful Cassandre Beaugrand in a final sprint to win the Paris 2024 triathlon women's test race on Thursday and seal her first victory in an Olympic-distance event. Beaugrand broke clear early in the four-lap, 1.5km run but Potter caught her at the start of the second lap. Potter is currently second in the World Triathlon Championship Rankings, trailing Beaugrand, who booked her place at the Paris Olympics. The swim leg was held in the Seine after the river passed a water quality test. The World Triathlon series ends with the championship finals in Ponteverda, Spain, next month.

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Persons: Beth Potter, Stephanie Lecocq, Cassandre, Beaugrand, Potter, Emma Lombardi, Laura Lindemann, Germany's Lindemann, Simon Jennings, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Olympics, Paris, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, British, Seine, Ponteverda, Spain, Bengaluru