The Inner City Zone Championships is on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 1 December 2024 at ES Marks Athletics Field, Moore Park - enter via Boronia Street, Kensington. 

GETTING THERE

• Public Transport: The Light Rail (L3) to Juniors Kingford stops at ES Marks. Check your preferred map or public transport app for detail
• Parking: There is limited parking available in the residential streets around ES Marks and on Robertson road, Moore Park.
• Paid parking: the Zone Committee recommends the Royal Randwick Racecourse Car Park; $10 flat all day fee on Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 11pm; enter car park via Ascot Street. It’s a flat 720m walk to ES Marks - down Ascot Street, cross Anzac Parade, walk north towards Boronia Street and the entrance to ES Marks.

Allow plenty of travel time. It can take 25-40 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic conditions. We suggest arriving at least one hour before your child’s first scheduled event.

ATHLETE INFORMATION

• Here is a PDF version of the Balmain Team List as at 25 November 2024. Athletes are listed in age group order from 7s to 17s and in alphabetical order within the age group.
• Reminder to check the ZONE FINAL PROGRAM including competition rules, procedures and venue information.
• Updated ZONE ENTRY LISTS.  You can view the entry lists by age group. This will also be the Live Results page.

If there is any inconsistency between the Final Program and the Entry Lists information, the Final Program takes precedence. 

• For track events, athletes must be in the Call Room/Marshalling tent 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start.
• For field events, athletes must go directly to the location of the event 15 minutes before it is scheduled to start.

UNIFORM - Athletes must wear the correct Club uniform. 

• Balmain Competition Singlet with their registration number (centre, front), age patch (left) and Coles patch (right).
• Plain black shorts or compression wear (not extending past the knee).

VOLUNTEERING - Click here to choose a duty. You can choose an event that your child is participating in. Duties run for 1 to 1.5 hours. Remember to wear enclosed shoes, bring a hat and/or a wet weather jacket and a bottle of water.

EVENT SPECIFICATIONS for 13s (U14) to 17s (U18) - All events will be running at Championship weights and heights. This affects the long hurdles events, ie 300m hurdles (not 200m) for 14s (U15) and 15s (U16), and 400m hurdles (not 300m) for 16s-17s (U18), and the weights in some of the throws events. Click here for more detail.

ON ARRIVAL - check in with the Club Team Managers in the Balmain area in the stands -  marked by the Balmain Athletics banner. Collect your athlete’s Representative T-shirt, if you haven’t already done so.

TEAM MANAGERS - Committee members - Andrea, Kate and Sandra - will be the Team Managers. The role of the Team Manager is to answer queries, direct volunteers to their duties and act as intermediaries on other issues (including protests). 

WEATHER - Zone will go ahead in all weather conditions, unless deemed unsafe by the Zone Safety Committee - LANSW policies regarding lightning and high temperature/humidity will apply.

• Check the weather conditions and come prepared for it all - extra socks, shoes, towels if rain is forecast!
• There is a covered grandstand. Bring your own cushions and blankets to make seating more comfortable.

OTHER IMPORTANT ZONE INFO

Blocks will be supplied and only those blocks may be used. No private blocks are permitted. The use of blocks is optional at this event.
Club Socials: Send us your photos on Facebook or Instagram or tag us in your posts.
Event clashes: Track events have priority over field events. It is the responsibility of the athlete or parent to notify the Team Manager of any event clashes.
* The athlete must be accompanied by a Club Representative or parent to the field event so they can be marked on the event list and then go to the Marshalling tent for the track event.
*After the track event is completed, the athlete must go directly to the field event.
Food & Drink: A cashless BBQ will be operating and a coffee van will also be available. Local cafes and shops are close by. We recommend you bring sufficient refreshments with you. 
PB Board: The Balmain PB Board will be back. It is a wonderful record of the effort applied by Balmain athletes.
Spikes can be worn by athletes in the 11s-17s age groups. 11s & 12s can wear spikes in events run entirely in lanes (so not the 800m+) as well as High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. 13s to U17s can wear spikes in all events. Spikes are not permitted in Racewalks.
* Spike shoes without spikes in them are not permitted.
* Spike lengths are strictly 7mm for track events and 9mm for field events.
Track Finals: Progression from track heats to finals will be the first athlete in each heat plus the next best performances across all heats to create a final of eight (8) athletes. 
Warming Up: Practice and warm up equipment will be available. Please return it after use. Team Managers will direct you to suitable warm up areas.