ATHLETICS
3000 metre has been added to the program - qualifying time of 10.50
Competition Briefing
Athletics will hold a competition briefing for all team managers on Sunday 13 May from 12 noon at the Arafura Stadium. This meeting is important for to attend.
Competition Program
A draft competition program is available from this site. Click on '2007 Event Program' and download the schedule.
International Participation in Athletics
As at 5 May 2007, Athletics will have the following international teams competing:
Singapore, Lebanon, Chinese Taipei, PNG, Brunei, New Zealand, Philippines, Fiji, Macau, Tonga, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Timor, Samoa and South Africa.
Event Details
Welcome to past and future friends of the Arafura Games.
The athletics competition will be held over 4 evenings under lights - Sunday 13th, Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th of May. The half marathon will be held on the morning of Saturday 19 May 2007. The qualifying time for the half marathon will be sub 2 hours with a cut off time of 2 hours and 15 minutes. A full program of events will be held.
Northern Territory Athletics is continuously enhancing the athletics competition for participants therefore; the 2007 Arafura Games will be divided into 2 divisions:
Under 20 - for athletes who have not had their 20th birthday by the first day of the Games (Saturday May 12th)
Open - for all athletes who have turned 20.
AWD - no entry standards apply.
All participating athletes must have had their 15th birthday before the first day of the Games (Saturday May 12th).
Qualifying standards and technical specifications are available on this website under the documents menu item. A complete program of events will be available closer to the start date of the Games.
A range of events are offered for athletes with a disability (AWD) and will also incorporate the Oceania Paralympic Championships. Please refer to the AWD section.
We look forward to seeing you in Darwin, for the Arafura Games in May 2007
TRACK & FIELD EVENTS
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ROAD EVENTS
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Event Location
The track and field competition will be held at the picturesque Arafura Stadium, centrally located at the Marrara Sporting Complex. This facility has a fully equipped athletic track and field centre with photo-finish electric timing. There are large change rooms and amenities at the stadium. Athletes will have full access to these facilities for training before and during the games except for competition times.
Arafura Stadium also has disabled access and will operate a canteen for the entirety of the athletics competition.
Event Rules
The Track and Field Athletic events and the half marathon will be conducted according to the rules of the IAAF and the published supplementary rules. Open technical specifications apply to all events. Qualifying standards apply to all open events except for AWD events. Athletes are required to have their entry endorsed by their governing body.
Contact
NT Athletics
Elaine Holmes
PO Box 40375
CASUARINA NT
AUSTRALIA 0811
Phone: +61 8 8945 1979
Mobile: +61 419 174 862
Fax: +61 8 8945 2172
Email: info@ntathletics.org.au
eholmes48@hotmail.com