ON your marks! Entries are being taken for the 1999 Selwyn Sprint Triathlon.

This gruelling event, staged at the Selwyn Jones Sports Centre, Newton-le-Willows, takes place on Sunday, July 4.

It involves a 250-metre swim, a six-mile cycle and a two-mile run.

Athletes can compete as a team of three (completing one discipline each), or as an individual. There are separate categories for male and female individuals, as well as all-male, all-female and mixed teams.

Entry fees are £5 for individuals and £9 for teams. Closing date is Friday, June 18 and the field is limited to a maximum of 200.

For further details contact Marc Laithwaite, Sports Studies Department, St Helens College, Brook Street, St Helens.

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