The Adelaide Invitational (formerly Adelaide Track Classic) is an annual one-day outdoor track and field meeting held in Adelaide, Australia. It is part of the national Australian Athletics Tour alongside other competitions including the Sydney Track Classic. The Adelaide Invitational also features as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour, first featuring in the 2022 edition as a challenger level meet (also referred to as category D).
Editions
+Adelaide Invitational editions Year Title Venue Date Status1980Alcoa Challenge Series - AdelaideOlympic Sports Field25 January 19801981Alcoa Challenge Series - AdelaideOlympic Sports Field14 December 1980198219831984198519861987Australia Day InvitationalOlympic Sports Field26 January 19871988Adelaide GamesOlympic Sports Field9 February 19881989Adelaide GamesOlympic Sports Field1 February 19891990Adelaide GamesOlympic Sports Field14 March 19901991Sugar GamesOlympic Sports Field15 February 19911992Sugar GamesOlympic Sports Field16 February 19921993Sugar GamesOlympic Sports Field14 February 19931994Mars ChallengeOlympic Sports Field11 February 19941995Optus Grand Prix - AdelaideOlympic Sports Field26 January 19951996Optus Grand Prix - AdelaideOlympic Sports Field26 January 19961997Optus Grand Prix - Adelaide1 February 19971998Optus Grand Prix - AdelaideMile End Athletics Stadium26 January 19981999Optus Grand Prix - AdelaideMile End Athletics Stadium26 January 19992000Optus Grand Prix Final - AdelaideMile End Athletics Stadium8 March 20002001not held2002Telstra A-series - AdelaideSantos Stadium23 March 20022003Telstra A-series - AdelaideSantos Stadium6 February 2003IAAF Areas Permit Meet2004not held2005Telstra A-series - Adelaide19 February 20052006not held2007not held2008not held2009not held201020112012Adelaide Track ClassicSantos Stadium28 January 20122013Adelaide Track ClassicSantos Stadium16 February 20132014Adelaide Track ClassicSantos Stadium15 February 20142015Adelaide Track ClassicSantos Stadium21 February 20152016Adelaide Track ClassicSantos Stadium20 February 2016201720182019202020212022Adelaide InvitationalSA Athletics Stadium12 February 2022Continental Tour Challenger2023Adelaide InvitationalSA Athletics Stadium11 February 2023Continental Tour Challenger2024Adelaide InvitationalSA Athletics Stadium10 February 2024Continental Tour Bronze Meeting2025Adelaide InvitationalSA Athletics Stadium15 February 2025Continental Tour Bronze Meeting2026Adelaide InvitationalSA Athletics Stadium13–14 March 2026Continental Tour Bronze Meeting
Meeting records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Adelaide Invitational Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 metres10.12 Rohan Browning12 February 2022200 metres20.43 Aidan Murphy14 March 2026400 metres45.21Luke van Ratingen14 March 2026800 metres1:44.37Daniel Williams14 March 20261500 metres3:34.55Cameron Myers10 February 20243000 metres7:45.57Peter O'Donoghue19935000 metres13:23.07Luke Kipkosgei1998110 m hurdles400 metres hurdles49.29Simon Hollingsworth19963000 metres steeplechase8:25.80Ben Buckingham11 February 2023High jumpPole vault5.86 mDmitri Markov1997Long jumpTriple jump17.18 mAndrew Murphy1997Shot putDiscus throw67.99 mMatthew Denny14 March 2026Javelin throwHammer throw4 × 100 m relay38.34Lachlan KennedyJoshua AzzopardiChristopher IusJacob Despard14 March 20264 × 400 m relay 3:06.791996
Women
+Men's meeting records of the Adelaide Invitational Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 metres11.20Gloria Kemasuode2003200 metres22.73Cathy Freeman1993400 metres52.22Jemma Pollard14 March 2026800 metres2:00.04Abbey Caldwell14 March 20261500 metres4:04.45Claudia Hollingsworth10 February 20243000 metres5000 metres15:13.35Isobel Batt-Doyle12 February 2022100 m hurdles400 metres hurdles3000 m steeplechase9:34.89Cara Feain-Ryan14 March 2026High jumpPole vault4.61 mAlana Boyd2012Long jump6.67 mNicole Boegman1998Triple jump14.42 mBaya Rahouli2000Shot put16.50 mAna Po'uhila2005Discus throw65.20 mDani Samuels2015Hammer throw71.12 mBronwyn Eagles2003Javelin throw66.12 mKim Mickle20144 × 100 m relay43.37Ebony LaneMonique HanlonOlivia Rose InksterChloe Mannix-Power14 March 20264 × 400 m relay3:39.721995
References
External links Adelaide Invitational official page