
The sensational 2025 Summer Circuit has come to a close!
6 events of top track and field across the country, all summer long
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Catch Sam Tanner's dead heat with Sam Ruthe, relive Hamish Kerr's 2.30m leap and don't forget Zoe Hobbs' sensational world-leading 100 metres
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Events Schedule
NZ 10km Road Championships 2025
The New Zealand 10km Road Championships make their return to Cambridge in the heart of the Waikato. The brand new looped course around the Architectural Glass Product Precinct promises to be flat and fast, as runners from around the nation descend on the brand new course. Enter here Apply to be an Official for this event here
2025 Club Connections Conference & ANZ AGM
Join us for the Club Connections Conference & Annual General Meeting. An event designed to inspire, inform, and ignite connections across our club network. Hear fresh ideas, share your voice, and help shape what’s next. Register now to secure your spot! Limited to two attendees per club, please email us if you have extras that you’d like to attend. Depending…
2025 World Athletics Championships – Tokyo, Japan
This competition is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan on 13-21 September 2025. Click here for the selection policy. Click here for the competition website.
2025 World Para Athletics Championships
The Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium will host over 1,000 athletes during the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, which will take place from 27 September to 5 October. It will be the 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships and the largest Para sport event ever held in India. The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships competition…
NZ Road Relay Championships 2025
The 2025 NZ Road Relay Championships will be held in Feilding on the 4th of October 2025. For more information, courses, and entries, click here. Entries are open. Standard entries close at 11:59 PM, 24 September Late entries close at 11:59 PM, 28 September Apply to be an Official hereÂ
2025 New Zealand Long Course Trail Championships / 100k WAI2k Ultra
Find adventure on the unbeaten path with the mighty WAI2K. Their team of trail-running experts will take you on an unforgettable journey through stunning landscapes and challenging terrains. Get ready to lace up your shoes and experience the freedom of the trail. Race Day: Saturday 22nd November 2025 (No Rain-day back-up due to logistical difficulties) Max Competitors: 100 per category…
2025 IAU Asia Oceania 100km Championships
The 2025 IAU Asia Oceania 100km Championships will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 22-23 November 2025. View the selection policy and application for selection here.
The Spectacle 2025
Nelson Nelson, Nelson, New ZealandThe Spectacle returns on 5 & 6 December 2025! A running festival created by runners, for runners, the Spectacle is taking over Whakatu Nelson and has something for all runners. Trail Races: 100 Miles, 100 km, 50 km, 23km, 10km Road Races: 5km, The Relays, The Mile, the Elite Mile. Entries and information
2026 North Island Colgate Games
Tauranga Domain Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New ZealandThe Colgate Games are held in January every year and are made up of two events, one in the North Island Colgate Games and one in the South Island Colgate Games 2026 North Island Colgate Games will be held at Tauranga Domain, Tauranga. Entry is open to any child aged 7-14 years who is a member of an affiliated athletics…
2026 World Cross Country Championships
The next edition of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in Tallahassee in Florida, USA, on 10 January 2026. The 2026 event sees the World Athletics Cross Country Championships return to the USA for the first time since 1992, when Boston was host. New York also staged the competition in 1984. View the selection policy here.Â
2026 South Island Colgate Games
Saxon Athletics Arena 142 Saxton Road, Stoke, Nelson 7011The Colgate Games are held in January every year and are made up of two events, the North Island Colgate Games and the South Island Colgate Games 2026 South Island Colgate Games will be held at the Saxon Athletics Arena in Nelson. Entry is open to any child aged 7-14 years who is a member of an affiliated athletics club,…
2026 Allan and Sylvia Potts Classic & New Zealand Short Track Championships
Mitre10 Park Hawke's Bay 42 Percival Road, Frimley, Hastings, New ZealandThe 2026 Summer Circuit kicks off with the Andrew Spence Pharmacies Potts Classic & The New Zealand Short Track Championships - held at Mitre 10 Park Hawkes Bay in Hastings on the 17th of January 2026. The Alan and Sylvia Potts Classic will be joined by the inaugural 2026 New Zealand Short Track Championships. Events for the Potts Classic will…

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