The Auckland Centre, with support from Waikato Bay of Plenty, is again running a Challenge Day competition for the Grade 10/11. The Challenge Day teams are created from the two cluster groups operating in the Auckland Centre, CNW and Counties Manukau. The Waikato Bay of Plenty Centre is joining the competition this year, and depending on numbers will either compete as a combined WBOP team, or as a Waikato team and a BOP team if there are sufficient entries

The competition will start mid- morning and go through the day. At the completion of the competition there will be dinner for the athletes as well as a prize giving were the individual and team awards are presented to the athletes and teams. The points for the competition are based on the 5 Star athletics scoring charts. All athletes receive a certificate at prize giving with their total points across their individual events determining which level of certificate they achieve. The team awards are a based on a combined total of the individual awards for each team.

Who is this event for – This event is for any registered Grade 10/11 athletes in the Auckland / WBOP Centre.

Note – the junior rules apply in that this event is for athletes who are aged 10/11 on 31 December 2024.

Date of competition:  Thursday 6 February (Waitangi Day) Grade 10/11

Venue :  Grade 10/11 Massey Park, Papakura

Events – Individual – 60m, 100m, 300m, 1500m, 200m Hurdles, 1000m Walk, Shot Put, Discus, Long Jump and High Jump

Relays – 4x100m, 1000m sprint medley

The athletes will be able to compete in 3 individual events. This can either be 2 track and 1 field event or 2 field events and 1 track event. Athletes may also be involved in 1 relay team.

Event Cost – $45 per athlete plus team competition tee shirt.  (There may be some Centre funding to reduce this cost)

Team selection – at this stage the WBOP team/s will aim to include all registrations. We have a minimum of 6 athletes to form a team. If selection limits are required due to high levels of interest, selection will focus on broad representation from our region and broad coverage of events. There may be training days during and after the Xmas holidays and before the competition day.  Notification of these training days are generally by email or Facebook posts.

Registration cut-off date is 15 January for Grade 10/11

For more information you can contact:

Barrie Jennings            barriej@athleticswbop,org,nz                         Waikato

Kim Mickle                    kim@athletics.org.nz                                        Bay of Plenty

Please use the below links to register:

Grade 10/11:                link to register for the Challenge Day