Tue, 02 Jan 2018
The full list of athletes who will be representing the Isle of Man at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games this April, has been announced.
A launch event was held at the Claremont Hotel this evening and introduced the Island's top sportsmen and women who will represent the Island in Australia in 90 days time.
Good luck to:
• Joe Harris – Athletics - Javelin
• Erika Kelly – Athletics – 20km Walk
• Kim Clague - Badminton - singles and womens doubles
• Ben Li – Badminton – singles and mixed doubles
• Jessica Li – Badminton – singles and mixed doubles
• Cristen Marritt – Badminton – singles and womens doubles
• Matthew Bostock – Cycling - Track
• Sam Brand – Cycling - Road
• Mark Cavendish – Cycling - Road
• Anna Christian – Cycling - Road
• Nick Corlett – Cycling –Mountain Bike
• Matthew Draper – Cycling - Track
• Nathan Draper – Cycling – Road
• Lizzie Holden – Cycling - Road
• Jake Kelly – Cycling – Road -
• Leon Mazzone – Cycling – Road
• Tom Mazzone – Cycling - Road
• Nicole Burns – Gymnastics - Artistic
• Clive McGreal - Lawn Bowls – Singles and pairs
• Mark McGreal - Lawn Bowls - Pairs
• Rachel Glover – Shooting – Small bore rifle
• Jake Keeling – Shooting – Double Trap
• Gemma Kermode – Shooting – Small bore rifle
• Tim Kneale – Shooting – Double Trap
• Neil Parsons – Shooting – Olympic Trap
• David Walton – Shooting – Olympic Trap
• Charlotte Atkinson – Swimming – specialises in butterfly
• Stephanie Brew – Swimming – specialises in breaststroke
• Guy Davies - Swimming – specialises in breaststroke
• Laura Kinley – Swimming – specialises in breaststroke
• Niamh Robinson – Swimming – specialises in breaststroke
• Jenny Newbery - Triathlon
The athletes will be joined by a support team led by Chef de Mission Leonie Cooil.
The team flies to Australia from 19th March where they will have a week of acclimatisation in the Sunshine Coast before moving to the athletes’ village in Gold Coast.
Energy FM will be LIVE from Australia throughout the games.