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Triathlon: Draper receives another T100 series wildcard

Photo Credit: Brian Draper

Manxman to make second appearance in event next month

Isle of Man triathlete Will Draper has received a second wildcard entry to this year's T100 Triathlon World Tour.

The Manxman will contest the fourth round of the series in London on Saturday, 9 August.

Last month, the former Isle of Man Commonwealth and Island Games competitor was also a wildcard in the previous round of the series in Vancouver from 13-15 June.

During that, Draper finished 15th in class and picked up six T100 series points in the process.

The T100 tour itself features 40 elite long-distance athletes - 20 male and 20 female - all competing to become series champion and earn a share of $9million.

Wildcards such as Draper take part in stages and are chosen by 'exceptional recent performances, top athletes coming back from injury or maternity or more Olympians stepping up in distance.'

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