2019 Athletics Series Rules
Cerebral Palsy Sport’s Athletics Series events will be run under World Para Athletics (WPA) Rules and Regulations. Please find a copy below;
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Athletes must be aged 8 years or above to enter the Athletic Series events * (excluding Nationals).
For the National Athletics Championships in September – athletes must be 11 years and above as of 31st December 2018.
*Athletes aged 8-11 yrs. can only enter the following events during the series:
Track – 60m, 100m and 200m – ambulant, wheelchair and RaceRunning
Field – howler and golf ball throws.
In regards to age group we use Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) guidelines, please see table below;
| AGE GROUP | DEFINITION |
| Junior | Aged 18 or 19 on 31 December in competition year |
| Youth | Aged 16 or 17 on 31 December in competition year |
| U16 | Aged 14 or 15 on 31 December in competition year |
| U14 | Aged 12 or 13 on 31 December in competition year |
| U12 | Aged 10 or 11 on 31 December in competition year |
The Athletics Series 2019 has been licensed as Level 1 competitions.
The National Championships has been licensed as a level 2 competition. For more details please read this statement: Cerebral Palsy Sports 2019 Athletics Series License Information (003)
Cerebral Palsy Sport’s 2019 Athletics Series competitions dates are detailed below:
Athletic Series 2019 Registration Form