HUDDERSFIELD athlete Graham Bickerdike is beefing up to try and win gold.

The 24-year-old Holmfirth Harrier from Sheepridge won silver in the Yorkshire Championships decathlon last year and is determined to go one better when the finals are held again next month.

To help him along the way, he is being sponsored with steak by Simon Haigh (left) and Andrew Whitham of the Bolster Moor Farm shop, who are pictured with some of the delicious fare on offer.

Bickerdike is already finding top form in his build-up, having thrown a personal best javelin distance of 58m.