Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays

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Sun 23 Aug 2026 11:00 — 15:00
Victoria Park, Ballarat, Victoria

The Australian Athletics Cross Country Relays are a chance for everyone to compete at the National Championships! Bring together your run club, friends and teammates for a fast 2k cross country leg.  

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  • The relay will consist of teams of 2 men and 2 women each running one loop of the course. The order is Male,
    Female, Male, Female.
  • Entries will be accepted from Clubs, Training Groups, Schools (single sex schools need to combine) and Universities.
  • Athletes can only run in one relay team; however, they can run in a different age group (up not down) to make up a team. The minimum age for the Open race is 16yrs of age in year of competition with a maximum age of Under 50 in the year of competition. Masters age is as at the first day of competition.
  • University teams – to be eligible for a Unisport medal, must be made up of eligible university athletes (as defined by UniSport Australia).
  • The 2km lap will be used. The takeover zone will be 20m long of which the scratch line is the centre. No baton will be used. Entrance and exit of the takeover zone will be marked according to World Athletics rules.
  • All the athletes of a team will enter the Call Room at the same time.
  • The following age groups will be offered.
    • Under 12
    • Under 14
    • Under 16
    • Under 18
    • Under 20
    • Open
    • Masters 30+
    • Masters 40+
    • Masters 50+
    • Masters 60+

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