Who is Alex Yee? Team GB’s next triathlon star ready to take over from Brownlee brothers at Olympics 2024

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anchoring that team was Yee, who was the individual silver medallist in Japan and goes into the Games as one of Britain’s best hopes for gold. Also a former British 10,000 metres champion on the track, Yee has built impressively on his 2021 success, winning double gold in the Commonwealth Games becoming the triathlon champion in both the men’s and mixed team events. That’s really exciting.” open image in gallery Yee, second left, is congratulated by his relay team-mates, including Jonny Brownlee, left, after winning gold in Tokyo He has won both his races so far this season but there have also been disappointments, with Yee only finishing 30th in the World Series Finals last year to miss out on the global title. I’ll race the best race I can do and execute the processes I’ve put in place and, hopefully, that puts me in a good place to be in a race with Hayden or whoever it will be.” Yee fondly remembers watching the Brownlees’ success in London as a 14-year-old, and he told the PA news agency: “They’ve created such a legacy for us, not only for the British male side of things but the whole of British triathlon in general.