Alistair Brownlee and Sir Mo Farah among Team GB stars set to miss out on Tokyo

Brownlee seemed to admit defeat in his bid to defend his Olympic triathlon title while Farah finished 22 seconds outside the 10,000m qualifying time.

Published Jun 7, 2021

Last updated Jun 7, 2021

Alistair Brownlee and Sir Mo Farah are just two of a growing number of medal-winning Team GB stars facing the prospect of missing out at next month’s Tokyo Olympics.

Poor performances, untimely injuries and emergent rivals are just some of the reasons why the squad for the delayed Games will have a distinctly different feel from those who hauled with them the legacy of London 2012.

Here the PA news agency focuses on five big names who are likely to be sitting at home this summer – and the up-and-comers who are intent on replacing them on the Olympic podium.

Alistair Brownlee/Alex Yee

2021 ITU World Triathlon Series Event – Day 2 – Leeds — Alex Yee is set to beat Alistair Brownlee to an Olympics berth (Danny Lawson/PA)

Sir Mo Farah/Marc Scott

2021 Muller British Athletics 10,000m Championship and the European 10,000m Cup – Birmingham — Sir Mo Farah has been left trailing in his bid to reach Tokyo (Martin Rickett/PA)

Lutalo Muhammad/Mahama Cho

Rio Olympic Games 2016 – Day Fourteen — Lutalo Muhammad’s Olympic agony has continued (Mike Egerton/PA)

Becky Downie/Amelie Morgan

Gymnastics – The British Championship – Day Two — Becky Downie has missed out on a place in Tokyo (Nick Ansell/PA Archive)

Joe Clarke/Bradley Forbes-Cryans

British Canoe Slalom Media Day – Lee Valley White Water Centre — Joe Clarke will not get the chance to defend his K1 gold (John Walton/PA)