Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of speed, strength, and sportsmanship at the APES Games Athletics Event, hosted at the Griffith University Athletic Track. With a stadium that once served as a training ground for Commonwealth Games athletes, competitors will race to the roar of the spectators in covered grandstand.
Date: Wednesday-Thursday 14-15 October 2026 Time: 7am – 4pm Cost: $20 per event (capped at $80)
Address: Griffith University Athletic Track, G44 Heath Drive, Southport.
Please note: field events are capped at 4 trials per person.
Wednesday 14/10/2026
Time | Male | Female |
08:00 am | 5000m |
|
09:15 am |
| 5000m |
10.00 am | Triple Jump | Javelin |
10.45 am | 200m | High Jump |
11:15 am |
| 200m |
11.45 am | Javelin | Triple Jump |
12.30 pm | Lunch | Lunch |
1:00 pm |
| Shot Put |
1:30 pm | Shot Put |
|
2:00 pm | 400m | 400m |
Thursday 15/10/2026
Time | Male | Female |
08:00 am | 3000m Walk | 3000m Walk |
09:00 am | 1500m |
|
09:30 am |
| 1500m |
09.45 am | High Jump | Long Jump |
10.30 am | 100m |
|
10:45 am |
| 100m |
11:00 am | Discus | Discus |
11:30 am | 800m | 800m |
12:00 pm | Lunch | Lunch |
12.30 pm | Long Jump | Hammer Throw |
1.00 pm | 4 x 100m Relay | 4 x 100m Relay |
1.30 pm | Hammer Throw |
|
2.00 pm | Swedish Relay | Swedish Relay |
Timings are subject to change.
Competition Categories:
- Individual Male and Female in the below age groups:
- 18-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ (all age categories will be separated into 5 year increments and continue past 70+ if required)
- Relays will be Male and Female teams in the below age groups:
- Combined ages: 72-150| 151-200 | 201+
Race Walk: The Race Walk will be judged using the ‘No Advantage’ concept. Athletes who are unable to fully comply with the required ‘straightened’ leg, but are not gaining any speed advantage because of a soft knee, then judges shall apply the ‘No Advantage’ concept and not issue a yellow or red card. The ‘No Advantage’ is there to allow for a slight bending of the knee, where a perfectly straight leg cannot be achieved but where these walkers are seriously trying to Race Walk correctly.
Check in: No later than 30mins prior to the start of the event.
Toilets: Yes.
Change Rooms: Yes.
First Aid: First aid officers will be on site during the event.
Food/Beverage: There is an onsite food court in the university grounds.
Getting there: Competitors will need to source and arrange their own transport to this event and venue.
Paid carparking is available at the G:Link station carpark for the GC University Hospital stop. There is strictly no parking on the university grounds.
Public transport- TransLink bus services and G:Link Light Rail run to this location. See the TransLink website https://translink.com.au or app to plan your journey.
For more information and to register for this event visit our registration platform or contact us: APESGames_GC26@police.qld.gov.au
