A young Brockley triathlete has been eyed up as the one to watch for the next olympics.

Alex Yee, 18, picked up the prestigious SportsAid One-to-Watch presented by four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah.

Yee took gold in the ITU World Duathlon Junior Championships and bronze at the Quarteira ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup.

The triathlete fought off stiff competition from more than 1,100 SportsAid beneficiaries around the country to receive the award in front of Olympic and Paralympic medallists.

"It feels amazing. I'm speechless,” he said, “To be named the one to watch and then to be presented it by Mo Farah is the greatest honour and I'm over the moon.”

The athlete is also a track runner, currently running a faster 5,000m time than Farah was at the same age.

He said: "It's surreal for Mo to praise my times.

“To have his backing and the backing of such a great charity as well just shows that it's all going in the right direction.

"I'm ready for that next step and to push myself and hopefully in four years get to that Olympic Games.

"I'd like to push the Brownlee brothers and hopefully one day race against them and hopefully beat them.

"I'm training with them and to see how close I am and how well it's going, is amazing.”

The One-to-Watch award was launched in 2006, with double Olympic medallist Tom Daley the inaugural winner.

Six of the ten recipients of the award competed in Rio this summer.

Yee himself placed fifth in the junior World Championships for triathlon Yee’s year is not done yet, though, this weekend he faces qualifiers for the European Cross Country Championships, with the race two weeks later.

He added: “Next year I'd like to win the junior World Championships for triathlon.

"Progressing is what motivates me.

“Racing at different levels against higher standard athletes, and the world level is the best place to do it.

“Standing on the top step shows you're in a great position and moving forward towards the senior ranks, going towards elite level.”

And while Yee currently has the Brownlee brothers in his sights, Farah suggested he could have a career solely as a runner.

“He clearly has a lot of potential both as a triathlete and particularly as a runner, Farah said, “He’s a very impressive young athlete because he can do many sports, and still run well on the track.

Yee was part of SportsAid’s 40th anniversary.

Visit www.sportsaid.org.uk to find out more.