Eight players have been retained from the team which ensured Olympic qualification at the Americas Tournament last year.

BBC: Bryant and James named in US team

But he looked set to be excluded from the individual event in London after failing to run the Olympic 'A' standard qualification mark twice in international competition.

CNN: 'Blade runner' makes unprecedented Olympic debut

Qualification for the Olympic triathlon relies on a system of points, examples being 1, 000 for winning a World Championship series grand final, 800 for winning one of the other six series events leading up to it, and 500 for winning a Triathlon World Cup race.

BBC: Sport - Alistair Brownlee ready for crucial Olympic qualifying year