A ONCHAN man wants a thousand pints for taking part in a gruelling sporting event that is held in three countries on one day.

Guy Wolstencroft, 41, is taking part in Eurostar’s Tri-City-Athlon as part of Team Great Britain.

He is asking people to support him - but instead of money he is asking them to donate a pint of blood.

Guy, who is manager of Manx Hidden Hearing in Onchan, previously ran the Windermere Marathon, and his "Care to share a pint?" sponsorship campaign raised a staggering 1,698 pints of blood.

This made up a massive six per cent of the UK’s annual total of blood donations.

Guy is hoping to repeat that success with this new challenge.

The Tri-City-Athlon is part of the build up to the 2012 Olympics and is the first ever triathlon to be spread across three countries in a single day.

It features a 1,500m swim in the Basin de la Villette in Paris, a 40,000m cycle on the streets of Brussels around the King Baudouin I Stadium and a 10,000m run through Regents Park in London.

Guy hopes to get 1,030 pints of blood from sponsorship, which is one pint for every 50 metres he travels.

He is just one of 20 competitors who made it into the GBR team from more than 1,100 applications.

Guy said: "This is a wonderful opportunity to represent Great Britain on such a unique and pioneering event as a Tri-City-Athlon.

"Everyone can get involved and it won’t cost them a penny, so please, please consider donating. It's just a few minutes of your time and a small scratch and it can change lives.

"You provide the blood, I will provide the sweat, and between us we can make it so there are fewer tears in the world."

More information on how to make a donation and what is involved can be found here or by calling 650637.

Anyone who wants to support Guy by sharing a pint can email him at shareapint@hotmail.com so he can keep a running total of the number of pints donated.

To keep up with Guy’s efforts via Facebook visit his group "No More Tears".