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CALENDAR OF EVENTS All dates subject to change or cancellation without notice

Events in blue are ANQ competitions Events in Red are state competitions

Events in Green are national competitions Events in purple are international competitions or events

Events added since last update will be in orange.

Please see the Education Calendar for coaching courses, officials courses and other seminars

JANUARY 2018

5-7 Colgate Games Auckland NZL

6 Lovelock Classic Timaru NZL

6-7 Qld Combined Events Championships UQ

12-14 Colgate Games Timaru NZL

13 Perth Track Classic Perth

19-21 WA Championships Perth

19 Capital Classic Wellington NZL

21-27 Oceania Masters Championships Dunedin NZL

23 Cooks Classic Wanganui NZL

26-28 ACT Championships Canberra

27 Potts Classic Hastings NZL

FEBRUARY 2018

2-4 Queensland Open T&F championships QE II

2-4 NSW Open Championships Sydney

2-4 SA Open Championships Adelaide

8 Qld 3000m Championships UQ

10 Potts Classic Hamilton NZL

11 Australian 20km Race Walking Championships Adelaide

15-18 Australian Athletics Championships/Trials Gold Coast

22-25 Queensland Junior Championships QE II

24-25 NZ Combined Events Championships Wanganui NZL

MARCH 2018 2-4 Victorian Open Championships Melbourne

2-4 World Indoor Championships Birmingham GBR

9-11 NZ T&F Championships Hamilton NZL

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14-18 Australian Junior Championships Sydney

17 Sydney Grand Prix Sydney

22 Summer of Athletics Grand Prix QE II

23-25 Tasmanian Athletics Championships Hobart

24 Summer of Athletics Grand Prix QE II

24 World ½ Marathon Championships Valencia ESP

25 Auckland Track Challenge Auckland NZL

31 – Apr 2 Stawell Gift Stawell Vic

APRIL 2018

4-15 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Qld

8 ANQ Half Marathon Series - Dynamic in Dress Cairns, QLD

29 ANQ Half Marathon Series - Burdekin Sugar Rush Ayr, QLD

MAY 2018 5-6 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Taicang CHN

5-7 North Queensland Games Mackay Qld

8-11 Melanesian Regional Championships Port Vila Van

19 Cairns Twilight Meet Cairns Qld

26-27 Bowen T&F Carnival Bowen Qld

27 Mulgrave Relay Day Gordonvale Qld

27 ANQ Half Marathon Series - Rocky River Run Rockhampton, QLD

JUNE 2018

3 Mackay ½ Marathon Mackay Qld

3 ANQ Half Marathon Series - Mackay Marina Run Mackay, QLD

June 8-10 Student Games/All Comers/NQ Multi Events Townsville Qld

June 8-9 QMA Combined Events Championships Townsville,Qld

9-10 Oceania Combined Events Championships Townsville Qld

16-17 Central Highlands Carnival Emerald Qld

23-24 Coral Coast T&F Carnival Cairns Qld

JULY 2018 1 Gold Coast Marathon Gold Coast Qld

10-15 World U20 Championships(aka World Juniors) Tampere FIN

14 Mackay T&F Carnival Mackay Qld

15-17 Qld Schools 10-19 years Cross Country St Pauls, Bald Hills Qld

21-22 Airlie Beach Running Festival & ANQ Half Marathon Series Airlie Beach Qld

30 World Mountain Running Championships ITA

AUGUST 2018

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1-2 Challenge Games Townsville Qld

4 Whitsunday Pentathlon Proserpine Qld

5 Townsville Running Festival & ANQ Half Marathon Series Event Townsville Qld

5 Tablelands Pentathlon Tolga Qld

7-12 European Championships Berlin GER

12-13 Peninsula School Trials Cairns Qld

13-17 Townsville Primary Schools Townsville Qld

18-19 North West School Trials Longreach Qld

18-19 Outback Sunset Carnival Longreach Qld

19 Australian ½ Marathon Championships Sunshine Coast Qld

19 Whitsunday Trail Run Proserpine Qld

20-21 Capricornia School Trials Emerald Qld

20-23 Townsville Secondary Schools Townsville Qld

SEPTEMBER 2018 4 Northern Primary Trials Townsville Qld

5-16 World Masters Championships Malaga ESP

7 Northern Secondary Trials Townsville Qld

8-9 IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava Czech

21-23 NQ Championships Townsville Qld

30 ANQ Half Marathon Series – Cairns ½ Marathon Cairns Qld

OCTOBER 2018 6-18 U18 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires ARG

13-20 Alice Springs Masters Games Alice Springs NT

19-20 Qld Primary Schools Cairns

25-28 Qld Secondary Schools QE II

NOVEMBER 2018 2-11 Pan Pac Masters Games Gold Coast

DECEMBER 2018 7-9 tbc Australian All Schools Cairns

10 tbc Australian Knockouts Final Cairns

For more information on these competitions please contact the ANQ OFFICE

Phone 07 47 21 4998

Email: manager@athleticsnorthqld.org.au

website: www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au