The inaugural New Zealand Short Track Championships will be staged on 17 January 2026 alongside the Allan & Sylvia Potts Classic - Track & Field Meeting in Hastings! ☀️
National champions will be crowned for the first time as the first meet of the 2026 Summer Circuit heads to Mitre 10 Sports Park, Hawkes Bay.
Hawkes Bay and the Potts Classic will host the Short Track Championships for three years through to 2028!
National titles on the line: 60m, 60mH, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, High Jump, and Shot Put for able-bodied and para-athletes in the senior grades. The championships and the wider Potts Classic are designated at the World Athletics D level.
Additionally, the 300m Hurdles National titles will be contested for U20 and Senior athletes for the first time.
The full program for the wider Potts Classic will be available later in 2025!
Read the full announcement in the comments below.
Hawkes Bay Gisborne Athletics & Harriers Oceania Athletics
In the age grades Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club also moved things around a little, moving 2nd in the Women U18/U20 and MM50 grades.
In the Senior Men Grade there is a close battle on the go between Night Ninjas and Owairaka Athletics with only 1 point between them. Who will be the ultimate grade winner?
Only 4 more events left in the series: Saturday 19 July: GP4 including Auckland XC Champs and Auckland XC Teams Champs Saturday 16 August: GP5 including Auckland Road Champs Saturday 23 August: Te Hāora | The Hour Race Saturday 13 September: Auckland Road Relay Champs ... See MoreSee Less
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Introducing SHORT TRACK ⚡️
The inaugural New Zealand Short Track Championships will be staged on 17 January 2026 alongside the Allan & Sylvia Potts Classic - Track & Field Meeting in Hastings! ☀️
National champions will be crowned for the first time as the first meet of the 2026 Summer Circuit heads to Mitre 10 Sports Park, Hawkes Bay.
Hawkes Bay and the Potts Classic will host the Short Track Championships for three years through to 2028!
National titles on the line: 60m, 60mH, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, High Jump, and Shot Put for able-bodied and para-athletes in the senior grades. The championships and the wider Potts Classic are designated at the World Athletics D level.
Additionally, the 300m Hurdles National titles will be contested for U20 and Senior athletes for the first time.
The full program for the wider Potts Classic will be available later in 2025!
Read the full announcement in the comments below.
Hawkes Bay Gisborne Athletics & Harriers Oceania Athletics
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Senior Winter League Leaderboards after Round 5
This week Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club has knocked Owairaka Athletics off to move to 3rd position on the overall Leaderboard.
In the age grades Lynndale Athletic and Harrier Club also moved things around a little, moving 2nd in the Women U18/U20 and MM50 grades.
In the Senior Men Grade there is a close battle on the go between Night Ninjas and Owairaka Athletics with only 1 point between them. Who will be the ultimate grade winner?
Only 4 more events left in the series:
Saturday 19 July: GP4 including Auckland XC Champs and Auckland XC Teams Champs
Saturday 16 August: GP5 including Auckland Road Champs
Saturday 23 August: Te Hāora | The Hour Race
Saturday 13 September: Auckland Road Relay Champs ... See MoreSee Less
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Wow, 7 clubs with 10 or less points after 5 rounds.
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