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It doesn’t look like it. But spring is well and truly here, and with spring come the Grand Prix meets on the track. The Grand Prix has now been given a new name, however, and is now called TF Stórkappingin (the TF Grand Prix).
Once again this year there will be three rounds, and the competition days are:
- Saturday 23 May – hosts Hvirlan
- Saturday 30 May – hosts Bragdið
- Saturday 20 June – hosts Roysnið/Treysti
The meets will follow the same format as in previous years, with minor changes. One change is that hurdles are back, and for all age groups they will be run as early as the first round. However, there are no hurdles for the 16-17 age group and older. Another change is that in the technical events the 16-17, 18-19 and 20+ age groups will now first have three preliminary attempts, followed by three further attempts for the best six.
And for the first time we will be trying out check-in. Check-in will only be used for the sprint events. This is both to get our athletes used to checking in, but above all to get better races in the sprints, among other things by avoiding empty lanes and half-empty heats. Check-in means that an athlete must confirm no later than 30 minutes before the start that they have arrived and will be taking part. This is done by writing their name on a list that will be posted on the noticeboard.
The fourth change is that for the age groups up to and including 14-15, we will now also name an overall winner across all four disciplines (sprint, middle distance, jumps and throws). This is to encourage the children to try all the different types of event.
On all the days the competition starts at 12:00 and will last 3-4 hours. In the first round, on Saturday 23 May, the following events are on the programme:
- children up to 7: 60 m
- girls and boys 8-9: 60 m hurdles, 600 m, ball throw and long jump
- girls and boys 10-11: 60 m hurdles, 600 m, ball throw and high jump
- girls and boys 12-13: 60/80 m hurdles, 600 m, discus and high jump
- girls and boys 14-15: 80 m hurdles, 1,000 m, discus and triple jump
- girls and boys 16-17: 100 m, 1,000 m, discus and triple jump
- girls and boys 18-19: 100 m, 1,000 m, discus and triple jump
- women and men 20+: 100 m, 1,000 m, discus and triple jump
Registration is now open here on the website. The registration deadline is as early as Tuesday evening, 19 May. Remember to make a separate registration for each event you are going to take part in. Take care that you register in the correct age group.
You can find the rules for the competition by selecting “rules” in the menu bar on the front page.
The rules are also available at this link: https://web.archive.org/web/2021/http://fif.fo/reglur/reglur-tf-storkappingin-2015/
After a year in exile, hurdles are back this year, and will all be completed in the very first meet. Here Hallur Simonsen, Tummas Napoleon Arge, Steingrímur Hallsson and Teitur Bjarnastein give it a go.
