
SPRINT GALA (1)
Date:
Saturday 3rd May
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Time:
12:00 - 15:00
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Venue:
Crownpoint
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Events:
60m
Sprint Hurdles
150m
300m (U15 athletes & over)
Triple Jump (U15 athletes & over)
Seated Throws
Athlete arrival/declarations
Please note Crownpoint opens at 10:00 on Saturdays.
Athlete declaration will take place in the sports centre, on the left hand side of reception.
Declarations from 10:30 - 14:00.
We expect you to declare at least one hour before your event.
If you are not looking to run your second event, please let someone at declarations know.
Spectator/coaches admissions
All other attendees will be required to sign in with our GAA volunteer(s) on arrival.
Admission is free for athletes, U16's & coaches (holding a valid UKA coaching licence).
The charge for all other spectators is £3.
You can pay by card at the admissions table upon arrival or sign up online in advance:
https://q-buster.co.uk/gaa-sprint-gala-1-2025-admissions
Once registered please save a copy of your confirmation email as you will need to show this on arrival to gain entry to the venue.
We're looking to create the best possible atmosphere for our athletes so please tell your friends & family to come along and watch and cheer our sprinters to new PBs!
Assembly
Track assembly will be at the event start.
Please meet here 10 minutes before your race is due to start.
The races will start on time - we will not wait for you or come look for you.
It is the athlete's responsibility to be there at the right time.
Field assembly:
11:45 - throws cage
(athletes will be given 1 warm up and 5 throws)
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13:00 - triple jump runway
(athletes will be given 2 warm ups and 4 jumps minimum)
Prize Pot
There will be a "Prize Pot" available for each track event if athletes break the prize pot standard.
Any athlete to run the time will split the pot i.e. if only one male runner runs 6.91 he will take the £200 prize pot, if two athletes run 6.91 they will each receive £100 and so on for each event.
Here's a breakdown of this meets standards:
Men
£200 60m - 6.91
£200 150m - 15.90
£200 300m - 34.00
Women
£200 60m - 7.66
£200 150m - 18.20
£200 300m - 39.50
Results
We will try our best to post paper results on the day.
All results will be sent to Power of Ten after the event.
Media Presence
Simon Wootton will be in attendance to capture the day's action and will be identified by a green high vis vet.
All photos will be published on facebook after the event.
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Volunteers
We are looking for some willing volunteers to make sure the event runs as smoothly as possible.
If you are available to lend a hand, even just for half an hour, please let me or Allan Scott know. ​
*** UKA Level 1 event***
*** Event will be run under UKA rules*** ​

SPRINT GALA (2)
Date
Saturday 31st May
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Time
12:00 - 15:00
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Venue
Crownpoint
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Events
100m (2 rounds)
300m (U17W only)
400m (U17 athletes & over)
300m Hurdles (U17W only)
400m Hurdles (U17M, U20W, U20W, Sen W, Sen M)
Triple Jump (U15 athletes & over)
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Entries
Open to athletes in the Under 13 Age Group and above
Online Entry only - £8.50 per event or £12 for two rounds of the 100m
*Entries open Friday 9th May at 19:00*
*Entries close Friday 23rd May (or when full)*
Please let us know if you are no longer able to compete.
Timetable
All events will run from slowest to fastest.
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Rough Timetable:
12:00 - Round (1) 100m
12:50 - 300m
13:00 - 400m
BREAK
13:50 Round (2) 100m
14:30 300m Hurdles
14:40 400m Hurdles
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Prize pot
There will be a "Prize Pot" available for each track event if athletes break the prize pot standard.
Any athlete to run the time will split the pot i.e. if only one male runner runs 10.70 he will take the full prize pot, if two athletes run 10.70 they will each receive half of the pot and so on for each event.
Here's a breakdown of this meets standards:
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Men
100m - 10.70
400m - 48:00
400m Hurdles - 53:00
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Women
100m - 12.05
400m - 55.50
400m Hurdles - 61:00​​​​​​​​
For further information, please contact glasgowathleticsassociation@gmail.com
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*** UKA Level 2 event***
*** Event will be run under UKA rules*** ​
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SUMMER SPRINT GALAS
The brain child of Josephine Moultrie during her tenure as the GAA Coordinator, the GAA Sprints galas were an innovative solution to aid in the rebirth of Scottish sprinting. Performance focused competitions the Galas core aim is to provide a platform for athletes to run fast, develop key competition skills and aid in the growth of a Scottish sprint community.
Unlike your traditional open graded event the sprint galas utilise performance seeding and athlete friendly timetabling to optimise the energy of each individual race creating an environment perfect for PBs! Prize pot initiatives are employed to entice the quickest athletes from across Scotland and beyond creating head to head battles to enthral and inspire!
We’re very proud to boast about the success of these events with not only superb personal best rates but also notable engagement from Scotland’s elite and increased performance at the very top level.
Open to all, the galas cater from young to old, from novice to elite.
All we ask is that people come healthy, enthusiastic and prepared for the unpredictable Scottish weather.
For a detailed history of the sprint galas please check out the article that Josephine has kindly written here!