The home of Athletics Canterbury, and Christchurch’s premier international-standard athletics track and field, the venue is located 7.2km from the Christchurch CBD and is on a public transport route. The athletics area features world-class facilities including: 

• 400 metre, nine lane track
• grassed multi-use field area
• covered spectator seating for more than 300 people
• control centre with a photo-finish tower, control room, offices and storage.

There are also practice throw and jump facilities next to the main arena.

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Registration will open on 1st September and close on 13th December – no late entries will be accepted after that date.

NOTE: All fees and items will be in NZ$, all times/dates are NZ time (Christchurch)

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The OMA Council is delighted to announce that the next Oceania Masters Championships will be held in Christchurch NZ, in January 2027.

Below is the official handing over of the OMA Flag to NZ Masters President Andrew Stark (L), from OMA President Cameron Burrows (R), as NZ takes up the baton to run our next OMA event.

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The program is available on the OMA website at https://www.oceania-masters-athletics.org/oma-championships-2025/program/

A total of 733 masters athletes have entered the Championships, to be held over five days from September 6 to 10 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, the State’s premier athletics facility, at Nathan.

Athletes from Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia, as well as international entrants from the UK, Ireland, USA, Iran, India and Sri Lanka, will compete in a full program of track and field events including sprints, hurdles, throws, jumps, distance races, race walking and cross country.

The Championships open on the morning of Saturday 6 September with the 10km race walk. The cross country will be held the following day over a course at the Sherwood Aboretum.

Competition at the Championships will be in five-year age groups, starting at the 30-34 years age group.

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Masters athletics representatives from 22 countries have been invited to an Assembly Annual General Meeting of Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) to be held in conjunction with the OMA Championships in Brisbane in September.

OMA’s 20 Member countries have been invited to send two delegates each. The Association’s two Associate Member countries also have been invited to each send a representative.

OMA’s Assembly Annual General Meeting exercises primary management and control of the Association. In between Assembly meetings an elected eight-person Council undertakes the running of the Association.

The Assembly consists of Council members, delegates of Member countries, representatives of Associate Member countries, representatives of Oceania Athletics Association and World Masters Athletics as well as OMA’s Life Members, Patron and Public Officer. Only Council members and delegates of Member countries have voting rights.

Notice of the Assembly Annual General Meeting has been sent to all Assembly members.

The meeting is set down for 4pm on Tuesday 9 September at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) at Nathan in Brisbane.  The OMA 2025 Championships are being held at QSAC from 6 to 10 September.

OMA’s Member countries are: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. New Caledonia and Niue are Associate Members of OMA.

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Oceania Masters Athletics is offering financial assistance to help facilitate attendance by masters athletes at the 2025 OMA Championships in Brisbane, Australia, from 6 to 10 September this year. 

The assistance is being offered to the 20 smaller OMA member countries, that is, countries other than Australia and New Zealand.

Countries are able to choose one of three assistance measures, and nominate the athletes in their country to whom the assistance will be provided. The assistance options are:

• Free registration ($90) and event entry for up to five events ($75) for three athletes.
• A payment of $500 to one athlete
• A payment of $250 to each of two athletes

The assistance will be provided by way of reimbursement.  In relation to Option 1, athletes nominated for assistance are required to register for the championships and pay the required registration and event entry fees.  Upon their attendance and participation in Brisbane, their registration and event entry fees will be reimbursed (up to $165). 

In relation to Options 2 and 3, athletes nominated for assistance will receive the payment applicable upon their attendance and participation in Brisbane.

Athletes must be nominated by the organisation representing masters athletes in their country.  Self-nomination by athletes will not be considered.

The 20 smaller OMA countries are American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

For information on the Championships and to enter, go to www.oceania-masters-athletics.org

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Queensland Masters Athletics (QMA) is offering a $10 temporary membership option to encourage local entries to the Oceania Masters Athletics (OMA) Championships being held in Brisbane in September.

This option also hopes to attract entries from the strong expatriate communities in Brisbane and south east Queensland, who are from some of the 22 OMA member countries in the Oceania region. These entrants will still be able to represent their home country at the Oceania Masters Championships event.

This $10 temporary membership will allow potential competitors living in Queensland to enter the championships without having to purchase a full QMA membership. As well as providing insurance cover for the 2025 Championships, the temporary membership will also include access to attend up to three (3) events of QMA’s 2025–26 Summer season.

Anyone living in Queensland aged 30 years and older, and interested in the $10 temporary QMA membership option can select this option through the online registration process for the Championships, which is located at https://emlsports.com/registration/oceania-masters-2025

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Due to the popularity of entries received so far, it has been decided to extend the early bird deadline until Saturday 31 May, so more entrants can take advantage of the $30 discount on the event entry.

The final absolute closing date for registrations for the OMA2025 is Friday 25 July (No late entries will be accepted)

The Registration form for the Championships is located at https://emlsports.com/registration/oceania-masters-2025, so don’t miss out on joining us for what will be a great Oceania Masters Athletics regional event!

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Masters athletes are invited to register for the 5-day competition, along with Officials and Volunteers invited to register their interest to support the big event at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre from 6-10  September 2025.

We also invite para-athletes of a Masters aged (30 years and over) to register for competition, as this is the first time at an international Masters athletics championship that masters-aged para-athletes categories will be incorporated into the 5-day program.

Long-term supporters of Masters athletics events, EMLSports is on board handling registrations, making the process familiar to many, as well as easy and straightforward to choose your events and pay via credit card.

As registrations flow in up to 25 July when they close, EMLSports will publish the entrant list and athletes will see who else is travelling from affiliated clubs from 22 member countries across the Oceania–South Pacific region.

To register to compete, athletes must be a current financial member of an affiliated country’s Masters Association, and entrants must wear their approved National masters uniform during the competition.

Find out more about Championships at: Oceania Masters Championships 2025

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