Lleyton Lloyd will compete in the 100, 200 and 800 metre races, as well as long jump and is the anchor for the relay event.

The 14-year-old Dungog High School student has competed at numerous regional and state meets with the team of 41 from the Hunter selected earlier in the year.

Over the past couple of months, his mother Belinda has been fundraising to get him to the week-long event which starts in Melbourne on Monday.

“I had to find $3300 and that was beside his running shoes and spikes he needed to compete,” the single mum said.

“Local service clubs helped out and Clarence Town Bowling Club put on a fundraiser to make up the balance and also paid for his equipment,” she said.

“Because Lleyton’s trip was all paid for, it enabled me to be able to take his brother Jasper down to Melbourne to watch him compete.

“I am very grateful to the service clubs, CWA and the bowling club for helping.”

Lleyton trains every day either in the paddock at his home or at Glendale.

During the recent school holidays he was training daily with Belinda taking him away at least three times a week.

“We are always on the road,” she said.

“His coach is ex-paralympian Rodney Nugent who is based at Port Macquarie and we have been up there once, but he trains via video and working out times of the different events.

“He wants to do it, he loves his sport, and I’m happy to take him where he needs to go.”

Lleyton recently attended the All Schools Track and Field Competition in Sydney where he competed in the PARA athlete class.

He got a third in both the long jump and 800m and fourth in 100m and 200m as well as shotput and discus.

“Long jump is my favourite event,” Lleyton said.

“But I like all the events I compete in.”