Closing Date: Friday 23/02/2024 at 9:00am

Entry List and Final timetable: will be available on this event page on the afternoon prior to the event date.

Events eligibilty and specifications for each Age Group: please see pdf here for age group eligibilty accross all shield meets, not all events are available every week.

Check In: You do not need to check in for shield meets. If you are scratching/withdrawing from any of your events on the day we would appreciate you advising the administration official in the control room as soon as possible.

We do not use bibs/bib numbers for Qld Athletics Shield Meets. If you are visiting from another state please feel free to wear yours!

Marshalling times: All athletes should marshall for Track events at the start line at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event, Field events should marshall at least 20 minutes prior to the start time of their event.

Personal Implements: Personal implements must be presented to the technical area (green shed at the 200m start area on the SAF) at least 90 minutes prior to the start time of your event. Athletes are allowed a maximum of 2 personal implements per event, and these will be added to the implement pool for the event and will be available for any athlete in that event to use. Technical will NOT accept any rubber discus. Any personal implements taken directly to the event site MUST remain in the athletes bag and will not be allowed into the implement pool for that event.

Shoes: it is the athlete's repsonsibilty to ensure their shoes are suitable for use in accordance with World Athletics' guidelines found in their regularly updated list https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information

Closing Date: Friday 01/03/2024 at 9:00am

Entry List and Final timetable: will be available on this event page on the afternoon prior to the event date.

Events eligibilty and specifications for each Age Group: please see pdf here for age group eligibilty accross all shield meets, not all events are available every week.

Check In: You do not need to check in for shield meets. If you are scratching/withdrawing from any of your events on the day we would appreciate you advising the administration official in the control room as soon as possible.

We do not use bibs/bib numbers for Qld Athletics Shield Meets. If you are visiting from another state please feel free to wear yours!

Marshalling times: All athletes should marshall for Track events at the start line at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event, Field events should marshall at least 20 minutes prior to the start time of their event.

Personal Implements: Personal implements must be presented to the technical area (green shed at the 200m start area on the SAF) at least 90 minutes prior to the start time of your event. Athletes are allowed a maximum of 2 personal implements per event, and these will be added to the implement pool for the event and will be available for any athlete in that event to use. Technical will NOT accept any rubber discus. Any personal implements taken directly to the event site MUST remain in the athletes bag and will not be allowed into the implement pool for that event.

Shoes: it is the athlete's repsonsibilty to ensure their shoes are suitable for use in accordance with World Athletics' guidelines found in their regularly updated list https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information

Closing Date: Friday 08/03/2024 at 9:00am

Entry List and Final timetable: will be available on this event page on the afternoon prior to the event date.

Events eligibilty and specifications for each Age Group: please see pdf here for age group eligibilty accross all shield meets, not all events are available every week.

Check In: You do not need to check in for shield meets. If you are scratching/withdrawing from any of your events on the day we would appreciate you advising the administration official in the control room as soon as possible.

We do not use bibs/bib numbers for Qld Athletics Shield Meets. If you are visiting from another state please feel free to wear yours!

Marshalling times: All athletes should marshall for Track events at the start line at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event, Field events should marshall at least 20 minutes prior to the start time of their event.

Personal Implements: Personal implements must be presented to the technical area (green shed at the 200m start area on the SAF) at least 90 minutes prior to the start time of your event. Athletes are allowed a maximum of 2 personal implements per event, and these will be added to the implement pool for the event and will be available for any athlete in that event to use. Technical will NOT accept any rubber discus. Any personal implements taken directly to the event site MUST remain in the athletes bag and will not be allowed into the implement pool for that event.

Shoes: it is the athlete's repsonsibilty to ensure their shoes are suitable for use in accordance with World Athletics' guidelines found in their regularly updated list https://worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/documents/technical-information

Entries open on Monday the 1st January 2024. 

Entries close at 9.00am on Monday the 4th of March. 

There are NO LATE ENTRIES.

Weights & Implements Specifications

Hurdles Specifications

Australian Athletics Championships information: Under 13 - Under 20  |  Open  |  Qualifying Standards  |  Draft National Timetable

INTERSTATE ATHLETES (email National ID, Full Name, Date of Birth, Events + seed times/distances, Shoes you'll be competing in (U20 & Open only))

The Queensland Athletics Championship is the premier Track and Field event in the state and a key qualification event leading to the Australian Athletics Championships.

Entry fee is $30 per event for base members/interstate athletes, $20 for Gold members/ANQ and free for platinum members

There is no qualification standard to compete at these championships, anyone and everyone is welcome as long as they have a Qld Athletics/ANQ membership or membership with another of the Australian state member federations or an international athletics federation. If you are not a current member, click here and join up.

**Please Note**

The Under 13 age group is now open to both 10 (born 2014) and 11 (born 2013) year old athletes to enter, they will compete as Under 13 and use the implements specific for the Under 13 Age Group.  Events available will be 100, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, High Jump (Flop mats only), Long Jump, Discus and Shot Put.  Hammer Throw, Pole Vault and Triple Jump are not national championship events for athletes 12 years and under, 200m Hurdles and 3000m are not National Championships events for athletes 13 years and under.  Athletes must meet minimum age requirements to compete in these events at National level. 

The Under 13 Multi-Class age group is now open to both 10 (born 2013) and 11 (born 2012) year old athletes to enter, they will compete as Under 13 Multi-Class and use the implements specific to their classification for the Under 13 Multi-Class Age Group.  Events available will be 100, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, Long Jump (ambulant only), Discus and Shot Put.

10 & 11 year old athletes are not able to enter any other Age group events.

Athletes/Parents need to be aware that the minimum age for competition at the Australian Track & Field Champions as governed by Athletics Australia remains 12 (born 2012) and as such any athlete born in 2013-2014 will not be eligible to compete at the National Championships.

*Please be aware that athletes are only able to enter two age groups. Requests to enter any other age group to replace their own need to be sent through to info@qldathletics.org.au and will be assessed on a case by case basis.  Athletes are not able to enter both the U15 and U16 Age groups, both U16 and U17 age groups or both U17 and U18 age groups.

Age groups offered at these championships include U13/U14/U15/U16/U17/U18/U20/Open as well as
para age groups U13/U15/U17/U20/Open

There are no refunds for withdrawals except with a medical certificate as per our refund policy.