FAQ Country Championships

The 2025 NSW Country Championships will be held at the Mingara Regional Athletics Centre for another fantastic edition of NSW Country track & field across three days of competition.

1.  Check in for your events. You should receive a text message after 6pm for events the following day. For instance, you will receive a text after 6pm Thursday for events on Friday.  If you don’t receive a text message, please visit the Technical Information Centre at least an hour prior to your event to check in

2. Check the times of your events on the final timetable available here.

3. Read the Athlete Information Sheet available here.
4. Read the Rules of Competition available here.

1. Collect your bib from the Technical Information Centre (TIC) tent as you arrive into the venue. 
2. ALL athletes will need to check-in 60 minutes prior to their event each day of competition. 

   • Check in will be via an online portal. Athletes will be sent a link to their mobile phone (number linked to their membership) on the day prior to the first day of competition for that event. The text message will come from ‘AthsAUS’.

3. Once you have checked in, you need to arrive at your event site (or start area) no later than 10 minutes prior (track) and 20 minutes prior (field), or 45 minutes for Pole Vault. There is no central call room or marshalling area.

Yes.

This meet is ratified by World Athletics and Athletics Australia, in the Open and Under 20 age group events only. Athletes competing in these age groups can qualify for international and national competition, accumulate World Athletics ranking points, break Athletics NSW and Athletics Australian records, and have their performances added to World Athletics top lists. 

All Other events will be ratified as a state permit, allowing athletes to qualify for the National Championships. 

Athletes in the 13's (U14) - 15's (U16) will have their performances used for a next best 8 performance to qualify for the NSW Junior Championships. 

More info on the State Pathway can be found on the website here.

No. 

Any athlete aged 8-80+ who is a member with NSW Athletics can compete at the NSW Country Championships, provided they are also geographically eligible.

Yes.

All Para events will be contested in the following age groups; 9's-10's, 11's-12's, 13's-14's (U15), 15's-16's (U17), U20 and Open. All events will be listed as an Open event on the timetable and split by ages on the final results.

Entries are now closed for the event.

A season best is the performance the athlete has achieved for the discipline since 1^st September 2024.

Athletics NSW only requires the season best for timetabling purposes. If an athlete does not have a season best, or hasn’t competed in the event before, they may enter 00.00 in the correct format.

On time entries closed at 12pm Monday 6th January 2024.

Athletes wishing to submit late entries from Tuesday 7th January will need to submit a nomination which will only be accepted should your entry be able to be accommodated in the Final Timetable.

Athletes may not hear about whether their entry can be accepted until Wednesday 15th January.

To compete in the NSW Country Championships, you must hold an Open, Junior, Little Athletics or Concession memberships with NSW Athletics for the 2024/25 season.

Your club must also be considered a Country Athletics Club (Region 1, 2, 3, or 4).

A Country Club is an affiliated club, with its main training or competition venue more than 75km by road from the Sydney GPO. 

An age grid for the 2024/25 season is available on our website here. 

If you are still unsure, please contact us here

Yes!

Firstly, Chexck you have recieved a confirmation reciept in your email that is linked to your membership. 

Secondly, Check your bank statements to see if a payment has been made.

If you believe you have registered though cannot find these resources please contact us. 

A full entry list will be available the week the competition will be commencing. This list will be updated periodically up until the competition commences. 

A Timetable is available on our event page here. The timetable has been updated since entries have closed.  

It is the athlete’s responsibility to check the timetable on the Athletics NSW website, to see if there are any changes from the Draft Timetable to the Final Timetable.

The Competition Rules can be found on the event page here

No,

Athletes are not permitted to compete in more than one age group in the same event. Athletes who wish to compete up an age group may do so (providing they are eligible (see rule 1.6) but cannot also compete in their own age group.

Example: a 17 year old boy may compete in the U20 shot put but cannot also compete in the U18 shot put. For the purpose of this rule the following events are considered to be the same event: 3000m & 5000m; straight hurdles; 200m H & 400m H; 3000m Walk & 5000m Walk.

yes.

Athletes are to wear their NSW Athletics club uniform and competition bib. Bibs will be available for collection at the event.

Only Starting blocks supplied by the venue may be used. The following rules apply:

• Athletes in the 10’s & 9’s age groups are not permitted to use starting blocks, but may if they wish, use a crouch start.
• Athletes in the 11’s, 12’s, 13’s (U14) and Masters age groups may use starting blocks for events up to and including 400m but are not obliged to.
• Athletes competing in 14’s (U15) - U20 and Open events must use starting blocks for events up to and including 400m.

• All athletes participating in the 9’s, 10’s, 11’s & 12’s age group must compete in footwear. 
• Athletes competing in the 9’s & 10’s age groups, may not use spiked shoes.
• Athletes competing in the 11’s age group and above, may use spikes in all events except circle throws.

Spikes can be worn in all track events (yes, including distance events), jumps and javelin throw.

Spikes must meet the regulations of the venue.

The regulations are 7mm for track events and 9mm for Javelin/High Jump.