The return of the International Track Meet, 10 years after the February 2011 meeting was cancelled due to the Christchurch earthquakes, will not have the usual international flavour on February 6 due to New Zealand’s borders being closed because of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
“Ideally we’d like to do what we normally do, and bring in some offshore talent to push our athletes on to greater performances, but in the current international climate, we have to work with what we have, and we’re very lucky to have some top-class internationals right here in New Zealand and ready to put on a show,” event director Paul Coughlan said.