“The 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games” was held in Nanjing from 16th to 28th August. The Macau Sport Development Board organized a delegation from the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China to Nanjing on 15th August to attend the opening ceremony and watch some of the sports events.
“The Summer Youth Olympic Games” is an international sporting event for young athletes aged from 15 to 18 and is held every four years. Its category of sports is similar with the one of Olympic Games. The Macau Sport Development Board has organized a delegation from the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China to Nanjing which has attended the opening ceremony at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium and watched table tennis and taekwondo events.
Meanwhile, the delegation also met the Macao synchronized swimming team that was having training at the Nanjing Sport Institute during that period, showing support and encouragement to the athletes, and visited the sports facilities in the institute.
