The State Challenge is for registered athletes in the Under 9 to Under 13 age groups.
This event is a competition for athletes who did not quite qualify for the State Individual Championships, but is an exciting opportunity to still compete at SA’s premier athletics facility and finish off the season with some personal bests (PBs) in what is one of the most “feel good” events on the Little Athletics SA calendar.
Most individual events are held for each age group, with the top three placed athletes awarded medals. Finals will not be conducted for this event; medals will be based on heat times. Field events will be best of three attempts (no final 8).
Note: Registered athletes in the Under 14 to Under 17 age groups attain straight qualification for the State Individual Championship; providing eligibility requirements are met. Therefore, athletes in these age groups are unable to compete at the State Challenge.

Age Group: U9 – U13
Location: SA Athletics Stadium, 145 Railway Terrace, Mile End 5031
Entry Fee: $10.00 per event/Capped at $30.00

Nominations Open: Thursday 1st February 2018
Nominations Close: Thursday 1st March 2018

To participate in this event, athletes must be a registered financial member with a South Australian Little Athletics centre before Sunday 31st December 2017 and have met the following:

Event Specific Rules
Athletes who have qualified for the State Individual Championships in three or more events are ineligible to enter the State Challenge.
Athletes cannot enter an event in the State Challenge that they have qualified for in the State Individual Championships, regardless of whether they nominate for that event in the State Individual Championships.

Qualification Standards – 2018 State Challenge Qualifying Standards
Athletes in the Under 9 to Under 13 age groups must have bettered or equalled the qualifying standard for the nominated event(s) within the specified Qualification Period.

Eligibility Requirements – Standard Rules of Competition (pages 43 – 44)
Athletes must have competed in a minimum of 20 events at their registered centre/club between their date of registration and the close of nominations
NOTE: Performances achieved at a ‘Come and Try’ session do not count towards eligibility or qualification. An individual discipline may only be counted as one event at a competition (e.g. competing in the 100m twice still only counts as one event.) At most, 7 events may be counted towards an athlete’s eligibility total within a week.