Garard will compete for the Pacific team at the CrossFit Invitational in Spain, on December 6.

The invitational will be held at the Caja Magica Stadium in Madrid.

The Pacific side will take on teams from Europe, the US and Canada at the fourth annual event.

The four mixed gender teams included the top male and female athletes from the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games in July.

The Pacific team will comprise of Garard, Kevin Manuel, Tia-Clair Toomey and Kara Webb.

Garard, 27, finished 15th overall and New Zealand's Manuel was 17th at the CrossFit Games.

Toomey took second place and Webb was fifth overall.

Pacific will be coached by Australian CrossFit stalwart Rob Forte, who finished 23rd at the Games.

However, the team will face a stiff challenge at the CrossFit Invitational.

The US team will include Ben Smith, who was crowned the fittest man on earth after winning the CrossFit Games this year.

It will be coached by Rich Froning, who has won the CrossFit Games four times as an individual.

The Europe team will also feature Iceland's Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir, who won the women's division at the CrossFit Games.

The Canada side includes well-known CrossFit athlete Camille  Leblanc-Bazinet.

Garard said he was proud to represent the Australian and Pacific region at the CrossFit Invitational.

"This will be my fourth, major international CrossFit event for 2015," he said.

"It's been my biggest, most challenging, but also most rewarding year yet for competition.

"The Spain event will cap off what has been my most successful CrossFit season ever. 

"I feel very privileged to be on the world stage again this December representing the Highlands and Australia."

Garard said he was stoked to gain a spot on the Pacific team.

"I'm going to compete to the best of my ability and make the most of this," he said.

"With our two female team members placing in the top five at the CrossFit Games recently, we are definitely a force to be reckoned with against the three other teams."

Ben Garard is the owner of the BENt on CrossFit gym.

BENt on CrossFit is situated off Owen St, Mittagong.

For more information, call 0406 607 144 or visit www.bentoncrossfit.net

            • By Andrew Mevissen