Team GB name triathlon team for Paris 2024

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Great Britain person named their last 3 triathletes to complete their squad for this summer's Paris Olympic Games.

Double Olympic medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown is joined by Kate Waugh and Sam Dickinson successful Team GB's five-athlete triathlon team.

Beth Potter and Alex Yee were nan first 2 triathletes selected for nan squad successful November.

It intends location is nary spot for Jonny Brownlee - nan 34-year-old had been aiming to beryllium his fittingness for Paris erstwhile appearing astatine nan World Triathlon Series successful Yokohama successful May but could only decorativeness 38th.

He won individual bronze astatine London 2012 and metallic successful Rio 4 years later.

He was besides portion of nan squad which won mixed relay golden astatine Tokyo 2020, while older relative Alistair won golden astatine London and Rio earlier stepping distant from Olympic region triathlons successful 2021.

It will beryllium nan first British Olympic triathlon squad without a Brownlee since nan Athens Games successful 2004.

"Throughout nan process, realistic imaginable for winning medals was astatine nan fore, and it’s pinch this successful mind we invited Georgia, Kate and Sam to subordinate nan already announced Beth Potter and Alex Yee," said British Triathlon Performance Director and Team GB Triathlon Lead, Mike Cavendish.

"This was an incredibly difficult action process"

GB person won much triathlon medals than immoderate different federation since nan athletics was introduced to nan Olympics astatine Sydney 2000.

The Paris Olympics originates pinch nan opening ceremonial connected 26 July.

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