Team of eight named for Commonwealth Youth Games

Thu, 04 May 2017

A team of eight will be representing the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas later this year.

The Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association has included four swimmers, three cyclists and an athlete in the squad.

The Games are for athletes aged 14 to 18, and those taking part had to meet a strict qualification criteria to gain their places.

The Isle of Man previously hosted the event in 2011.

Swimming: Joel Watterson, Kazia Whittaker, Emma Hodgson, Euan MacMurchie

Cycling: Thomas Bostock, Will Draper, Tara Ferguson

Athletics: David Mullarkey