Competitions

Competitions

Carnivals 2026 - 2027 Season

Please note all registrations for carnivals (except Regional Relays) will need to be done through Results HQ.

CARNIVALS:

Please also check our noticeboard outside the canteen for upcoming carnival that all fully registered athletes can nominate for. Carnival nomination Fees are not included in your registration fees. For more information on upcoming carnivals, see list of carnivals below.

All athletes attending carnivals must to be in full BPLAC athletics uniform. This includes registration Number (either pinned or sewn onto the shirt), Coles badge and age label.

LAQ Competitions

Queensland Little Athletics (LAQ) Host age Specific events during the season –

Below is the competitions for this season 2026/2027

1. Coles Summer Carnival – Series 1 – Saturday 24th October 2026 —at SAF Nathan,…..Open to all athletes in the U9-U17 age groups. Cost is $22.50/athlete,, Max of 3 events. Athletes must lodge & pay for their nomination through Results HQ, Nominations will Close Monday, 12th October. 2026

2. Coles Summer Carnival – Series 2 – Saturday 28th November 2026 —at Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway Bay …..Open to all athletes in the U9-U17 age groups. Cost is $22.50/athlete,, Max of 3 events. Athletes must lodge & pay for their nomination through Sport:80 portal. Nominations will Close Monday, 16th November 2026.

2. McDonalds Combined Event Championships – Saturday, 30th January 2027 and Sunday, 31st January 2027 at SAF Nathan. Cost is 22.50/athlete, Max of 5 events. Click on this link for events offered. Athletes must lodge & pay for their nomination through Sport:80 Portal. Nominations will close Monday 18th January 2027

3. State Relays – Saturday, 12th December, 2026 at SAF Nathan. To qualify for Sate Relays athletes must compete at Regional Relays. Nomination fees for State Relays are paid by the club.

4. State Championships – Friday, 19th, Saturday, 20th & Sunday, 21st March 2027 at Townsville Sports Precinct, Townsville . To qualify for State Championships, athletes must compete at Regional Championships. Nomination fees for State championships are paid by the club.

The accent at these meetings is still around the theme Family, Fun and fitness. Particulars of these days are listed in our calendar.th

Please Note. NO LATE NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

LAQ Competition Rules

To download the updated LAQ competition Rules changes that take effective the 2021/2023 season

Regional Competitions

Regional Relays

We compete against athletes from other Centers within our Region (South East) – Algester, Balmoral, Beenleigh, Browns Plains, Jimboomba, Mt. Gravatt, Redlands, Springwood, Sunnybank and Wynnum Manly- at Regional Relays and Regional Championships.

There are 2 Regional Meets (Regional Relays and Regional Championship) for Under 7 to Under 17, held each season. No special qualifications are necessary to enter the Regional championships, just the desire to compete and naturally the usual spirit of having fun predominates.

Regional Relays (U7-U17) are held in November and Regional Championships are held in February- see Calendar of Events for more details.

Athletes, qualifying at Regional Relays are eligible to compete at State Relays in the Under 9 to Under 17 age groups and from Regional Championships in the State Championships in the Under 9 to Under17 age groups.

Relays days give an opportunity for all children to participate in a team activity. We feel that there is a need to foster a “team spirit” in our athletes and relay events are really the only opportunity we have for competing as a team. We’d like to see all of our registered athletes, or at least as many as possible competing at Regional Relay day. As it’s early in the season, some of the coaching during the first few weeks will be given in relay training.

Relays include both track and field relays. In field relays, athletes compete in a team in a selection of events, where a “team” score is the sum of 2 individual performances. Athletes will be paired based on their performances on the day. Track relays are –

Under 7 4 x 70m Shuttle and 4 x 100m Shuttle

Under 8 4 x 70m Shuttle and 4 x 100m Shuttle

Under 9-10 4 x 100m Circular and Swedish Relay

Under 11-13 — 4 x 100m Circular and 4 x Medley (2 x 200m, 1 x 400m, 1 x 800m)

Under 14-17 4 x 100m Circular and Swedish Relay

A maximum of 5 events may be entered by the athlete.

At Regional Relay Day, athletes may compete in a higher age group and girls can compete in boy’s events, but no athlete can plan to compete in the same event neither in 2 age groups nor in more than 5 events on the day. Parents should note that this is an all-day competition and canteen facilities are available.

At Regional Relay Day, the first 3 placed teams in each event (except Under 7’s & Under 8’s) qualify to compete at State Relays. State Relays nominations fees are paid for by the Centre.

Regionals Relays will be held on Sunday, 8th November 2026 at SAF Nathan

nominations close Saturday, 24th October 2026
Cost is $6.00 / athlete / event

All nominations for Regional Relays are be lodged & paid for at the club (not through Sport:80 Portal)

Regional Championships

These are individual events and lead to State Championships.

Athletes must compete in these Games to have the opportunity to continue through to the State Championships. Athletes placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in any event qualify to compete, as do athletes, meeting or bettering the qualifying time or distance. See link below for qualifying levels.

The exception is Walks events where a qualifying time must also be achieved.

This competition is open to all athletes in our Region.

Nomination forms will be available for Regional Championships prior to the Christmas break and need to be submitted prior to the closing date. There is NO late nominations accepted.

Nomination Fees are $22.50/athlete with a maximum of 5 Events.

SOUTH EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS — 6th & 7th February 2027….at SAF Nathan

Nominations close, Saturday, 23rd January 2027.

All nominations & payments to be done through Sport:80 Portal

State Championships

This event is the season’s climax for our Little athletes and applies to those in the age group of Under 9 to U17 who qualify at the Regional Championships.

This season (2026-2027) State Championships will be held at the Townsville Sports Precinct, Townsville from Friday, 19th to the Sunday 21st March 2027

Under 13 athletes, successful at the State Championships may be selected to represent Queensland at the Australian Teams Championships. They are joined by 4 representative Under 15 athletes who compete in the Pentathlon competition. These championships are hosted by a different State each year. We have been represented on many occasions at this level.

NOTE: This event will not be cancelled under any circumstances as competition is on an all weather track. Under 7 and 8 age groups do not proceed from Regional level competition to compete at State Championships or State Relays.

State Relays

To qualify for State Relays, teams must achieve a 1st, 2nd or 3rd placing at Regional Relays.

As far as practicable, the team that competes at Regional Relays and qualifies will be the team that competes at State Relays. In cases where qualifying athletes will be unavailable for the State Relay Day, the Centre Manager should be advised immediately so 4hat replacements can be sought.

NOTE: State Relays will not be cancelled under any circumstances as competition is on an all-weather track.

STATE RELAYS FOR THE 2026/2027 SEASON WILL BE HELD ON

Saturday 12th December2026 at SAF Nathan