Revised May 2011

TRACK & FIELD (ATHLETICS)

All competitors must be at least 55 years of age by December 31 of the year of the games.

AGE CATEGORIES / EVENTS:

AGE	EVENTS	NUMBER OF COMPETITORS PER ASSOCIATION
55+ 55+ 60+ 60+ 65+ 65+ 70+ 70+ 75+ 75+ 80+ 80+ 85+ 85+	Ladies Men Ladies Men Ladies Men Ladies Men Ladies Men Ladies Men Ladies Men	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Unlimited Unlimited
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER PROVINCE/TERRITORY = 36+

Competitors can enter a maximum of four (4) events, plus the relay. Track events are 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m, ladies' 4 X 100m relay and men's 4 X 100m relay. Field events are long jump, triple jump, javelin, discus and shot put. You must enter these events with your registration. All relays will be additional events comprised of competitors at the games. One ladies team and one men’s team per province/territory

Predicted Walk:

Competitors can enter two (2) events: 400m walk each day for two (2) days (total 800m) and 1000m each day for two (2) days (total 2000m). The lowest combined total difference for each of the 400m and 1000m walked twice will determine the winner. For example: when 400m is walked the first time and the walker is over their predicted time by 6 seconds, and on the second walk they are under their predicted time by 3 seconds, the combined total time difference for that walker is 9 seconds.

Participants cannot enter the timed events, but can, if necessary, enter the relay in their proper gender and can also enter two (2) field events.

AGE	EVENTS	NUMBER OF COMPETITORS PER ASSOCIATION
55+ 55+	Ladies Men	6 6
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER PROVINCE/TERRITORY = 12

WEIGHTS

Discus: Men 55+ ~ 1.5kg. Men: 60+ and up ~ 1.0kg

Ladies 55+ and up ~ 1.0kg. Ladies 80+ ~ 0.75kg.

Javelin: Men 55+ ~ 700g. Men 60+ & 65+ ~ 600g. Men 70+ & 75+ ~ 500g.

Men 80+ ~ 400g.

Ladies 55+ ~ 500g. Ladies 60+ and up ~ 400g.

Shot put: Men 55+ ~ 6kg. Men 60+ & 65+ ~ 5kg. Men 70+ & 75+ ~ 4kg.

Men 80+ ~ 3kg.

Ladies 55+ and up ~ 3kg.

RULES

1. International Amateur Athletic Federation rules shall apply.

2. Timed event competitors may not enter the predicted Time - Walk competition, nor may Predicted event competitors enter the Timed competition (except the relay).

3. Timed devices of any kind are not allowed by the competitors in the Predicted Walk.

4. Coaching or pacing from the sidelines is not allowed in the Predicted Walk.

5 If a province territory has insufficient people to fill out their quota from the above Track events, but have competitors interested in participating only in Field events, they may do so as long as their total team numbers do not exceed the total number of competitors allowed per province/territory as shown above.

1. If a Prov/Terr team is short a runner for the relay, they can pick up a runner from another Prov/Terr. However, each Prov/Terr has first choice for their own four runners.

2. Participants have the option of a maximum of six (6) throws in the field events.

3. Competitors are to be timed to a tenth (1/10) of a second. If a tie still exists, then both competitors are declared winners.

4. A medical examination two months prior to the games is strongly recommended.

SCHEDULING

1. In order to not have all sprints on the same day, and not all middle and long distance runs on the same day, it is recommended to the organizers that the schedule has the 100m and the 1500m in the morning of the first day, with the 400m in the afternoon; and on the second day have the 200m and the 3000m early in the morning with the 800m later in the afternoon. The field events can then be scheduled around these sprints.

TOTAL TRACK AND FIELD

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER PROVINCE/TERRITORY = 48+