Biggest ever Guernsey team heads to Commonwealth Games

Chris Simpson (l), Dale Garland and Heather Watson will all compete

Guernsey will be taking its biggest ever team to the Commonwealth Games for the Delhi 2010 event in October.

A total of 45 athletes have achieved the qualifying standards to compete in nine sports.

The 2006 Melbourne Games saw 42 athletes from the island compete with Dale Garland coming closest to a medal with a fifth-place in the decathlon.

Tennis star Heather Watson will look to follow up on her gold in the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008.

Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association executive said there were question marks over the eligibility of two athletes who have met the sporting criteria, but have not resided in Guernsey for the requisite five years.

The executive said it hoped to gain a dispensation in respect of those athletes.

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Guernsey Commonwealth Games 2010 Team:

Athletics: Matthew Bailey, Tom Druce, Dale Garland, Helen Hadjam, Lee Merrien, Kylie Robilliard, Hywel Robinson and Nathan Stevens.

Badminton: Elena Johnson and Gayle Lloyd.

Bowls: Donald Batiste, Lucy Beere, Garry Collins, Daniel De La Mare, Gwen De La Mare, Matthew Le Ber, Alison Merrien, Ian Merrien and Gary Pitschou.

Cycling: Ann Bowditch, Joshua Gosselin, Tobyn Horton and James McLaughlin.

Shooting Full Bore: Adam Jory and Peter Jory.

Squash: Henry Birch, Zephanie Curgenven, Natalie Dodd, Issey Norman-Ross and Chris Simpson.

Swimming: Alexander Beaton, Tom Hollingsworth, Ian Hubert, Ben Lowndes, Jeremy Osborne and Ian Powell.

Table Tennis: Kay Chivers, Garry Dodd, Oliver Langlois, Alice Loveridge, Dawn Morgan and Matthew Stubbington.

Tennis: Patrick Ogier, Dominic McLuskey and Heather Watson.