Let the Games Begin The Cleveland Convention Center is calm before the storm. Preparation is continuing with the final touches being put in place before the onslaught of 14,000 athletes and coaches. Girls' Basketball select, which started yesterday, has offered the many volunteers an opportunity to warm up their skills for the thousands of athletes that will be registering in the next few days. Baseball competition starts Friday, July 30 and Boys' Basketball, Bodybuilding, Multi-Events, and Trampoline and Tumbling begin, Saturday, July 31. To keep informed about highlights in Cleveland as well as results, visit the AAU Junior Olympic Games web site by clicking on the 1999 logo in the members sports section of our site.