Athletics NI host the annual NI & Ulster Track and Field Championships, including Age Groups and
Senior events. To make these events as inclusive as possible and provide competition opportunities for all athletes, we include Para Athletics events within our Championships.
The rules for Para Athletics events at the NI & Ulster Championships are as follows:
All Events
If an athlete wishes to be considered as a Para athlete, they must enter their classification upon entry. If the athlete has not yet been classified, please get in touch with the Athletics NI office on: info@athleticsni.org with brief details on your event and ability level.
Track
Sprints
Sprints events will have a random draw for heats (including Para and able-bodied athletes) and then, numbers permitting, will have a separate Ambulant final.
If there are more than 8 para-athletes, Razza Points will be used to seed the final.
Mid- Long Distance
All athletes will be a random draw for heats (including Para and able-bodied athletes) and a separate Para Final, numbers permitting.
If there is only 1 or 2 para-athletes, then their final will be at heat time.
Field
Para athletes who wish to compete in field events, will be added to a separate field card, so the
event will be held in parallel. This means that if a field size is large and qualification rounds are applied, Para athletes will have the full number of attempts allowed within the competition rules.
The Raza points table will be used for seeding and to calculate placings for mixed classification
events.