Triathlon: Will Draper earns Great Britain call-up

Manxman heading to world championship event next month

Manx triathlete Will Draper will represent Great Britain in the sport next month.

The Island athlete has announced he's been selected for the GB squad to take on the Elite World Triathlon Long Distance Championships in Pontevedra, Spain on 28-29 June.

He's one of 22 competitors already confirmed in the elite men's category for the event and will take on a 3km swim, 120km cycling course and 30km running route.

Separately, Great Britain will have two athletes taking part in the Elite Women's class in the form of Chloe Sparrow and Jodie Stimpson.

Draper has already represented the Isle of Man in international competition on multiple occasions.

Among his previous events he represented the Island in triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and in cycling at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas in 2017.

He was also part of the last Manx Island Games squad in Guernsey 2023, winning individual bronze in the individual triathlon, team bronze in the triathlon relay and team silver in the cycling town centre criterium.