Press Release – Athletics New Zealand
Athletics fans are in for a bumper domestic track and field season this summer with a raft of household names all in action on home soil and looking to peak for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In addition to numerous regional events and National Permit Meets, an action-packed summer schedule will be highlighted by a series of competitions granted Continental Tour and Area Permit Meet status, which include several of the iconic ‘Classic’ series.
The Continental Tour and Area Permit Meets are the main pathways to qualification for major world events and, in 2021, that means the big one – the rescheduled Olympic Games. The qualifying period for Tokyo reopened on 1 December, meaning Kiwi athletes will get the chance to get some results on the board and climb the rankings before many of their rivals in other parts of the world.