Isle of Man takes bronze team medal as well
Will Draper has won the Isle of Man's first medal of the 2023 Island Games.
He took bronze in the triathlon with a time of 01:55:19.
The gold medal was won by Joshua Lewis of Guernsey (01:52:42) and silver was taken by Jersey's Oliver Turner (01:55:08).
Manx athlete Corrin Leeming finished in 5th place, with a time of 02:02:50.
The combined times of the 8 Manx athletes who took part in the triathlon secured the Isle of Man bronze in the team competition as well. They scored a total time of 06:07:02.00 behind Jersey's 06:02:05.00 and Guernsey's 06:04:59.00.
The full scores and time breakdowns are available here: https://results.guernsey2023.gg/sports/TRIATHLON/default.aspx?sportid=19&eventid=199&heatid=4348.
Speaking to Manx Radio's Rob Pritchard, Will Draper said it was a tough race:
BREAKING: Isle of Man’s Will Draper wins the bronze medal in the men’s individual triathlon at the 2023 Island Games! Details: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-sport/will-draper-wins-first-manx-medal-of-island-games/ #sport #news #iom #ManxRadio
Posted by Manx Radio Sport on Sunday, July 9, 2023
Northern Ireland win Europe Netball Open title at NSC
Dean Pinnington to return to FC Isle of Man
Football: Ramsey win 2024 Junior Cup
Hickman withdrawn from BSB round ahead of TT
Football: Ayre United crowned 23/24 premier league champions
'No Room For Error' season two release date confirmed
