Following its recent selection meeting, the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man has announced the names of the athletes who will represent Team Isle of Man at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Athletics
Sarah Astin
Regan Corrin
Ollie Lockley
David Mullarkey
Bowls
Michael Collister
Mark McGreal
Caroline Whitehead
Cycling
Matt Bostock
Ben Swift
Gymnastics
Harry Eyres
Para Powerlifting
Alfie Bezance
Swimming
Peter Allen
Libby Curphey
Lauren Dennett
Charlie Foster
Ella Justice
Magnus Kelly
Laura Kinley
Kiera Prentice
Harry Robinson
Alex Turnbull
Joel Watterson
Team Isle of Man Chef de Mission, Erica Bellhouse, said:
‘We’d like to congratulate all those selected to represent the Isle of Man at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, having achieved the requisite standards, and look forward to the Island getting behind the team for what is the largest global multi-sport event after the Olympics.
‘We are especially pleased to have secured a bipartite place for Alfie Bezance to compete in the Heavyweight Para Powerlifting event. At only 17 years of age, he is ranked 11th in the Commonwealth and he was only officially classified in June 2025. Alfie has been competing as an able-bodied athlete, despite having a significant disability and undergoing numerous surgical procedures in his lifetime. In 2025, he won the British Under 23 Championships against able-bodied athletes, and he took the Unofficial World Record for a Junior athlete, lifting 156kg.
His great success has resulted in him being selected for the Team GB pathway for the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.’
‘We are also extremely grateful for the support offered by all of the sports representatives on our committee over the course of the selection process. Our plans for Glasgow and supporting activities are well underway, including the visit of the King’s Baton Relay to the Island, which takes place between 13th-18th June 2026’
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