Hurdles
Disqualification will occur if the hurdles are deliberately knocked down with any part of the body or if an athlete trails any part of their leg in an adjoining lane.
Hurdles must not touch each other.
Hurdle standards are:
Age Groups | Distance | No of Flights | Height | Distance to first Hurdle | Spacing Between | Last Hurdle to Finish Line | Colour Code for Markings |
U6 | 60m | 6 | 20cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 13 metres | Pink |
U7 | 60m | 6 | 30cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 13 metres | Pink |
U8 | 60m | 6 | 45cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 13 metres | Pink |
U9 | 60m | 6 | 45cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 13 metres | Pink |
U10 | 60m | 6 | 60cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 13 metres | Pink |
U11 | 80m | 9 | 60cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 12 metres | Black |
U12 | 80m | 9 | 68cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 12 metres | Black |
U13 | 80m | 9 | 76cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 12 metres | Black |
U14G | 80m | 9 | 76cm | 12 metres | 7.0 metres | 12 metres | Black |
U14B, U15-16G | 90m | 9 | 76cm | 13 metres | 8.0 metres | 13 metres | White |
U15-16B, U17G | 100m | 10 | 76cm | 13 metres | 8.5 metres | 10.5 metres | Yellow |
U17B | 110m | 10 | 76cm | 13.72m | 9.14m | 14.02m | Red |
U13 | 200m | 5 | 68cm | 20 metres | 35 metres | 40 metres | Green |
U14 | 200m | 5 | 76cm | 20 metres | 35 metres | 40 metres | Green |
U15-17 | 300m | 7 | 76cm | 50 metres | 35 metres | 40 metres | Green |