Welcome to the Otago Children's Track and Field Championships for 2025

Please make sure you have consulted the Draft Program as the event runs over two days (Saturday 22 March & Sunday 23 March).  Children may enter a maximum of 4 events per day + relay. Please note - the programme has now been updated to include Grade 6 events.

Grade 10-14 Para Athletes:please select your events, and then put your Classification into the Para Question (underneath the Club Name & Competition Number questions).

Relays: Clubs will assign relays closer to the day.

Entries close midnight Saturday 15 March.

Sprints up to 400m may require a heat and a final on the same day.  

Please do not enter an event if your child is unavailable at the time of the final.  If a child qualifies from their Heat to a Final and does not turn up for a final, they may be excluded from competing again that day. If this happens on Saturday, they would still be able to compete on Sunday.

Any athlete having qualified for a final who fails to compete in that final becomes ineligible for further competition on that day. Likewise, any competitor starting in a final and making no significant effort, could also face disqualification. These decisions will be the sole responsibility of the Track Referee. 

Age Grades: 

All child athletes competing in Children's athletics meetings will have their age calculated as of 31st December 2024.  Therefore, your child will be the same Grade as Term 4 last year.

Check out the Otago Launch Athletics event being held on Monday 24 March (Otago Anniversity Day)

Article added: Wednesday 12 March 2025