General Information

Venue
Warm Up Track and Competition Arena
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre 

Trial Time
Field 11:00am  - 2:20pm - Warm Up Track;  3:15 pm – 7:00pm - Competition arena

Track 2:20pm – 9:30pm – Competition arena

Trial Format
This is an Inter-Association Championship

Parking
Parking $18 a day with a validated ticket. Ticket validation available at reception.

First Aid
A First Aider will be in attendance at the Warm Up Track throughout the day.
Students who use asthma puffers or Epi-Pens should have them at the Championships.

Dress
Association Athletic Singlet must be worn.

All competitors must wear footwear. Spike shoes are permitted. When spiked shoes are worn the maximum length for all events is 7mm except for High Jump where it is 9mm.

All competitors and officials are advised to bring cap, sunscreen, and water bottle with them.

Food & Drink
A canteen will be available at the competition track only, not at the Warm Up Track.  Students are advised to take snacks/lunch and drinks with them.

Wet Weather
The Edstart Secondary Athletics Championships will be held regardless of the weather. Some events may be delayed or cancelled at the discretion of the Athletics Committee if the nature of the event causes safety concerns in the rain.

3 entries per Association per event ie. 3 competitors per event/per gender in both track and field events.  Students must compete in the applicable age group below.  Relay exceptions are listed below. All ages are calculated as at 31/12/in the year of competition (yoc)

12 Years
13 Years
14 Years
15 Years
16 Years
17 Years
18/19  Years

The following events will be held:
Track Events- 100, 200, 400, 800,1500 (no 3000m or Hurdles in 2023)
Field Events- High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shotput, Discus, Javelin.

Please Note the Following Exceptions

Triple Jump - 12-13 Years 
This should be your best three athletes across both age groups. Three nominations only for this event.

Relays - competitors may only compete in 1 relay
14 & U
Open

Multi-Class Athlete events - Associations may enter 3 x 15 & Under competitors + 3 x 16 & Over competitors

TRACK - Track Events - will be seeded according to entry times.

FIELD  EVENTS-High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shotput, Discus, Javelin.   

Competitors will have three attempts only in Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shotput, Discus, Javelin.  Competitors will need to make a qualifying distance on the day to have their throw or jump measured. They will continue to compete, however, unless they pass the distance an attempt will not be measured.

Track Events will take precedence over field events.

Multi-Class (MC) Competitors -  All entered Para Athletes must have a current valid classification- see Athletics Australia Mastersheet or Sport Inclusion Australia.    

Age Groups - 16 & Over, 15 & Under;    MC Events - 100, 200, 800, Long Jump, Shotput, Discus.

Able Bodied Specifications - CIS follows the All Schools Specifications

Para-Athlete Specifications

Edstart Secondary CIS Athletics Championship Rules
The CIS Secondary Athletics Championships are conducted under IAAF rules unless stipulated in the program.
Athletes will not be able to use their own implements for throws- the only allowable equipment will be that provided by SOPAC.

Edstart Secondary CIS Athletics Merit Team will be selected based on top 3 places for each event.  Those in the Merit Team are entitled to purchase CIS team Uniform; this is optional.
CIS will not be submitting a team to the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships. Students are not permitted to compete in CIS athletics strip at the NSW All Schools Track and Field Meet.
Students that wish to compete in the NSW All Schools Athletics Championships will need to submit an individual entry form. These are available on the Athletics NSW website.

CIS Awards
To be eligible for a CIS award in athletics, athletes will need to be named in the CIS Merit Team, place 1st, 2nd or 3rd at NSW All Schools, be selected in the NSW All Schools Team and compete at the National Schools Athletics Championships.