The Olympic triathlon champion will not go to the Games

Olympic triathlon champion Emma Snowsill, the most successful woman in the history of this sport, has been excluded from the Australian team for the London Olympic Games, according to local media.

The three-time world champion, 30, has been battling injuries and illness all year and has lost out to Emma Moffat, Emma Jackson and Erin Densham, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.

The Australian Olympic Committee announced the men's team of Courtney Atkinson, Brad Kahlefeldt and Brendan Sexton on Monday, but said the call for the women's team had been delayed "pending a possible appeal by Emma Snowsill."

According to APP, Snowsill intends to appeal.

Beijing bronze medalist and two-time world champion Emma Moffat had already been shortlisted, while Emma Jackson was brought in after finishing fourth at last year's world championships.

Drensham, who underwent surgery for a heart problem three years ago, has shown good form this year and in March won the Mooloolaba World Cup, in which Snowsill was unable to participate due to a stomach complication.

The women's triathlon at the London Games will take place in Hyde Park on August 4.

Reuters