A TEENAGER heading to the Special Olympics World Games has set a date for his sponsored triathlon.

James Crossley, of East Morton, (pictured) will run, cycle and canoe a total of 32 miles along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on November 29.

Proceeds will help fund James’s trip to LA next year to represent Great Britain in the tournament.

James and Chris Woodhead, of Haworth, are trying to raise £3,000.

To sponsor James’s triathlon e-mail bsr1@btconnect.com or call 01274 437093.