NSW Winter Season Relaunch

2 July 2020

The purpose-built cross country venue at Dapto, will have the honour of hosting Athletics NSW’s first winter competition as COVID-19 restrictions ease in NSW.

Meticulous planning by Athletics NSW will ensure a safe environment for a return to competition for participants, officials, and supporters.

“We are excited to announce the return to competition, and will be implementing all COVID Safe requirements and following all NSW Health regulations,” Athletics NSW CEO Kirin Lindop said.

“We know that sport is an important part of the lives of so many Australians and we are privileged to be able to offer this opportunity for the athletes to return to competition.”

The NSW Short Course Cross Country Championship will be held on Sunday 19 July at the Kembla Joggers Cross Country Park in Dapto, Wollongong. The event will include races for athletes from 10 plus years. Following the Short Course Cross Country there will be the NSW Cross Country Championships (8 August) and the NSW Cross Country Relays (22 August).

In the future there will be information regarding Sydney:10 (NSW Road Champs), Sydney Half Marathon (NSW Half Marathon Champs), NSW Marathon Championships and a few RunNSW events.

The Waratah Series NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships will be the 106 th edition of the race, first held in 1906in Kensington. It was previously not held during World War I and for two years in the 1990’s but have been held every year. As reigning NSW Short Course champions, Brad Milosevic (GIR) and Rose Davies (Adamstown) will have the first opportunity to defend their winter state titles.

Full events details including timetables, entry, COVID safe protocols and more visit: https://www.nswathletics.org.au/home/

NAME: Waratah Series 106th NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships

DATE: Sunday 19 July 2020

VENUE: Kembla Joggers Cross Country Park, Dapto, Wollongong

NAME: Waratah Series 123rd NSW Cross Country Championships

DATE: Saturday 8 August 2020

VENUE: Willandra, Nowra

NAME: Waratah Series 30th NSW Cross Country Relay Championships

DATE: Saturday 22 August 2020

VENUE: Miranda

Please Note: the NSW Walks Championships, NSW 10km Road Championships, NSW Half marathon Championships and NSW Marathon Championships will be announced at a later date.

David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW

Image: 2019 NSW Short Course women races Sarah Marvin SYU leads eventual winner Rose Davies, and UTS medallists Izzy Thornton-Bott and Kate Spencer. (image courtesy of David Tarbotton)