The 2014 Youth Olympics have officially begun, with Weston's Matt Rees among the 89 strong Australian team taking part in the games held in Nanjing, China.
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An opening ceremony with all 204 participating countries was held on Saturday night, with the competition getting underway first thing Sunday morning.
The Youth Olympics will include 222 events across 32 sports through to August 28, with approximately 3800 competitors aged between 16 and 18 taking part.
Nanjing is the second summer edition of the Youth Olympics, following the Singapore debut in 2010.
Matt, a two-time Cessnock City Junior Sportsperson of the Year, is one of 11 NSW athletes to make the team.
He will compete on Friday in the men’s javelin throw qualification, and if successful will compete in the final on Monday.
