• The 2012 and 2016 triathlon gold ‘pushed’ rival underwater
  • Winner Alex Yee set for second spot with Jonny Brownlee

Alistair Brownlee’s hopes of winning a third successive Olympic title appear to be over after he was disqualified for “ducking” a rival during a World Triathlon Championship Series race in Leeds.

Related: Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan smashes women’s 10,000m record by 10 seconds

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