SPRINT GALA
Date:
Sunday 28th April
Time:
1100-1400
Venue:
Crownpoint
Events:
100m
150m
Sprint Hurdles
300m (U15 athletes and over)
Athlete arrival/ Declarations
Please note Crownpoint opens at 9am.
Declarations from 930am - 1pm.
We expect you to declare at least an hour before your event.
Admissions
All other attendees will be required to sign in with our GAA volunteers on arrival.
Admission is free for athletes, U16's and coaches (holding a valid UKA coaching licence).
The charge for all other spectators is £3.
You can either pay by card at the admissions table upon arrival or sign up online in advance:
https://q-buster.co.uk/gaa-sprint-gala-april-24-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 and family to come along to 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 athletes responsibility to be there at the right time.
Prize Pot
There will be a "Prize Pot" available to each 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 10.75 he will take the £150 prize pot, if two athletes run 10.75 they will each receive £75 and so on for each event.
Here's a breakdown of this meets standards:
Men:
£150 100m - 10.75
£150 150m - 16.50
£50 110m Hurdles - 15.00
£150 300m - 35.5
Women:
£150 150m - 12.05
£150 150m - 18.40
£50 100m Hurdles - 14.00
£150 300m - 40.25
Results
All results will be sent to Power of Ten and a full copy of the results will be found on the GAA website/social media.
Media Presence:
Simon Wootton will be in attendance to capture the day's action and will be identified by a green high vis vest.
All photos will be published on facebook after the event.
UKA Anti Doping statement:
All entrants shall be deemed to have made him/herself/themselves familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules.
The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the [date of entry], whether or not the entrant is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK.
Thank you to those clubs / individuals who have offered to help undertake a role to help the meeting run smoothly (but more support is always welcome!) – much appreciated as ever.
***UKA Level 1 event***
*** Event will be run under UKA rules***
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!
SPRINT GALA
Premier Sprint Open Graded for all ages
22/07/23
It was a pleasure to see the return of the GAA sprint Galas on Saturday in Scotstoun Stadium and in great summer spirit our sprinters didn't let the weather spoil the occasion! We saw no less than 24 personal best performances over the day, supported by a further 10 seasons best!
In the 100m VPCOG’s Chloe Lambert and Dundee Hawkhill's Rachel Lorimer traded blows in the head to head with a 1 – 1 draw over the two rounds. In the men's side Ethan Pottie took the fastest time of the day (11.04) in round 1 closely followed by Rory Voss's 11.06 run in round 2.
Emily Craig was the standout performance of the day, eclipsing the women's 400m hurdles prize pot standard with her 61.56 run! Connor Henderson also ran well setting a hefty seasons best while James Clark set a life time best in cold, blustery conditions! In the shorter format Giffnock's Erin Campbell won comfortably in the women’s race, and club mate and Jump Glasgow Champion Angus Rennie remarkably set a life time best into a -2.6 head wind!
During this Gala we were also happy host an invitational 200m race to help Glasgow School of Sport athlete, Dean Patterson, in preparation for the Commonwealth Youth Games. Surrounded by Scotland's finest Dean stormed home in a remarkable 21.81 (-2.4) and we wish him all the luck in the world out in Trinidad! Go get it Dean!
As always we want to say a huge thank you to all our officials, volunteers, coaches, and spectators for supporting this meet.
Also an incredible well done to all our athletes that took the wind head on on Saturday- quite literally!
