A TEENAGER who was born with terminal liver disease is set to take part in the World Transplant Games.

Lydia Mellen, 15 and from York, was born with terminal liver disease and received a transplant when she was just six.

Her selection for the games comes after she won a 5km cycling time trial and road race in her age group at the British Transplant Games.

All athletes have to fund themselves, so Lydia arranged a non-uniform day for all students at Millthorpe School, where she is a pupil, on Friday to raise money towards the £2,000 she will need to compete and to raise awareness of organ donation.

Lydia was born with a progressive terminal liver disease in 2000 and was first unwell at about six weeks old. The following days were filled with hospital trips and looking after her.

At the age of six she underwent a life-saving and life-enhancing transplant and she loves to ride her bike and loves to compete.

And after her performance the British Transplant Games in Liverpool, where she won both the Time-Trial and the Road Race in her age group and was third overall, she has been selected to represent Great Britain in cycling. She will compete in the 5km time trial in the World Transplant Games 2017 in Malaga.