It's already been a medal-laden year for Alex Yee but 2016 could yet see more success for the Brockley triathlete after he was shortlisted for SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award.

Yee’s triumphant run started in April when he picked up bronze at the Quarteira triathlon junior European Cup before then finishing fifth at the triathlon junior European Championships in Lisbon a month later.

That saw him named as SportsAid’s Athlete of the Month for May but Yee was not done there though and backed up those performances by taking the World Duathlon Junior title in the Spanish city of Aviles in June.

The Kingsdale Foundation School pupil rounded off his season with a fifth-place finish at the World Triathlon Junior Grand Final despite searing temperatures in Cozumel, Mexico – bringing an end to a campaign which saw him gain plenty of plaudits and then his most recent nomination.

SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award was launched in 2006 with double Olympic medallist Tom Daley the inaugural winner, with six of the ten recipients competing at the Rio Games this summer.

Yee is now in line to join such illustrious company as one of ten nominees selected from over 1,100 rising British stars supported by SportsAid across more than 60 different sports.

The winner will be presented at the charity’s annual SportsBall on November 24 and Yee admitted he was still getting to grips with seeing his name on the shortlist.

“It’s amazing to see my name on the shortlist among so many other fantastic athletes in Great Britain. It’s a massive honour for me,” said the 18-year-old.

“Becoming World Duathlon Junior champion was definitely the highlight of the season for me. It put me top of the world for my age group and that means a lot to me.

“I also had the World Triathlon Junior Grand Final where I finished fifth. It was the best swim of my life in the Worlds and that’s normally my weakest discipline. After the swim and the bike I was down the field but managed to run myself into fifth place.

“The temperature was so hot out there in Cozumel although we were fortunate to have two weeks of acclimatisation beforehand.”

During his time out in Cozumel, Yee was able to gain first-hand experience of how the top athletes perform with the senior elite races – featuring the likes of British duo Alistair and Jonny Brownlee – also taking place at the same time.

It is not the first time Yee has trained with them, having also spent time training in Leeds, and the rising star admitted he was taking every opportunity to try and learn from the best.

“I’ve trained with the seniors on occasions so the likes of Vicky Holland, Non Stanford and Jonny Brownlee,” he added.

“Just to see what they do and their attitude towards the sport was very useful, and showed me what I need to try and do.

“Four years is a long time. I would definitely like to aim for Tokyo and try and perform to the best of my ability.”

The winner of SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award will be revealed at the charity’s 40th anniversary SportsBall in London on Thursday 24 November.

All funds raised from the SportsBall helps to support the next generation of British athletes. Please visit www.sportsball.org.uk for tickets