Guernsey select team for 2026 Commonwealth Games
400m hurdler Alastair Chalmers will hope to upgrade on the bronze medal he won at Birmingham 2022
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Guernsey have selected their 20-strong team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The island will be represented in four sports; indoor bowls, boxing, athletics and swimming.
With silver medal-winning bowler Lucy Beere pulling out of the event earlier this month, former British champion 400m hurdler Alastair Chalmers represents the island's best chance of a medal.
The Olympic semi-finalist won bronze at Birmingham 2022 and is targeting an improvement in 2026.
Jason Greenslade, the 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championship winner, and Alison Merrien lead a four-strong bowls team, while boxers Tommy Teers and Niall Adams will be making their Commonwealth Games debuts.
Guernsey's swimming team also has a number of returning athletes, including Tatiana Tostevin, Orla Rabey and Molly Staples.
"I am extremely pleased to be able to support a wonderful group of talented athletes at the Games," Guernsey chef de mission Peter Jory said.
"We will embrace the challenges of the multi-cultural and multi-sport Games that we expect to progress for future Games."
Guernsey team
Athletics: Alastair Chalmers, Abi Galpin
Bowls: Alison Merrien MBE, Rose Ogier, Ian Merrien, Jason Greenslade
Boxing: Tommy Teers, Niall Adams
Swimming: Tatiana Tostevin, Oriana Wheeler, Orla Rabey, Delphine Riley, Emma Bourgaize, Molly Staples, Elodie Riley, Talullah-Mae Rautenbach, Charlie-Joe Hallett, Ronny Hallett, Zachary Maiden, Henry Bolton.
