Zone Athletics Carnival

2024 PORT STEPHENS ZONE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

RULES AND CONDITIONS

1. DATE: Friday, 22nd August
   VENUE: Maitland Athletics Centre, 226 High St, Maitland.
   TIME: Marshalling will start at 8:45am and the first event will commence at 9:00am
2. POSTPONEMENT: As there is no back-up date available at Maitland Athletics Centre and it is a synthetic track, postponement will only take place if the weather is very bad – possibly extreme. Postponement of the carnival will be announced on our Facebook page.
3. THE PROGRAM:  A copy of the program is included below.MARSHALLING: All competitors in an event must report directly to the marshal immediately their event is called. Competitors must be in the marshalling area before the first heat is run.
4. RULES OF COMPETITION: Competitors are to be made aware of the specific rules of their individual events, particularly the following:
   Starting procedures; relay changes and; correct procedures in Shot Put, Discus and Long Jump.
5. AGE DIVISIONS: Competitors compete in the age division according to their birthday this year:
   JUNIOR: 8, 9, 10 Years                 11 YEARS                         SENIOR: 12, 13 Years
6. PROTESTS: Protests may only be entered to the convenor by the Team Manager within ten minutes of the completion of the event.
7. MEDALS: Medals will be awarded to the champions in each of the age division. Points will be awarded to this competition in finals only:
   First – 7 points;               Second – 4 points;          Third – 1 point
   Relays are excluded and Track and Field events carry equal points.
8. RIBBONS: Ribbons are to be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place in each event. Ribbons are awarded to place-getters across all heats.
9. RELAYS: All relays are 4 x 100m on a circular track. Staff will supervise baton changes. Any detected infringements will lead to disqualification.
   Relay categories:
   Junior Girls (8-10 yrs)
   Junior Boys (8-10 yrs)
   Senior Girls (11-13 yrs)
   Senior Boys (11-13 yrs)
   Nigel Bagley (Small schools 25-54 enrolment)
   Elizabeth Austen (Small schools 1-24 enrolment)
10. HEATS AND FINALS: 100m age races are run in heats. The top 8 times will qualify for the 100m final. All other track events are timed finals.
11. HUNTER QUALIFICATION: The zone will select three competitors to represent at the Hunter Athletics Carnival for each 100m category and a maximum of two competitors for all other events.

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