Beth Potter's Olympic polaroid moment worth the painful journey from athletics with no Seine of water issues
dailyrecord.co.ukIt 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 just moments after crossing the line in an exhausting hour and 55 minutes and 10 seconds the Glaswegian grabbed her specially purchased instant camera along with her beaming parents Alex and Ann to mark the moment for eternity.For Potter it’s a picture that proves the decision to leave the world of track athletics behind was the right one after her 34th place finish in the Rio 2016 10,000m left her questioning her future.Eight years of blood, sweat and tears - not to mention having to learn to ride a bike - paid off big style as she crossed the line at Pont Alexandre III, 15 seconds behind home favourite Cassandre Beaugrand and nine off Switzerland’s Julie Derron.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.“It's been hard work.
I had to learn to ride a bike and pick up swimming again. I’ve come a long way. It's been up and down and it's just been an absolute roller coaster.
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