Jersey children to take part in mini triathlon

Children in Jersey will take part in a children's triathlon this weekend to raise money for blood cancer.

The Jersey Kids' Triathlon will take place at the Les Quennevais Sports Centre in St Brelade with children running, cycling and swimming over a short course.

The race, which is open to six to 13 year-olds, will be a "fun sporting event" with "no winners and losers - only achievers," organisers said.

Organisers said everybody taking part would get "a complimentary event t-shirt, medal and goody bag full of surprises".

Children in the youngest age group - Years 2 and 3 - will swim 25m (27 yards), cycle 1.5km (0.93 miles) and run 600m (656 yards).

Those in the oldest age group - Years 6 to 8 - will swim 100m (109 yards), cycle 4.5km (2.8 miles) and run 1200m (1313 yards).

The event is raising money for the Jersey branch of Blood Cancer UK.

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