Athlete Info

IRISH ATHLETES

Irish athletes will be invited to compete in the Meet, Invitations will issue in May. Expressions of interest to compete can be sent to the meet director and his team via the mortongames@hotmail.com email address with your details: Name, Club, Event, PB, SB for consideration. The Meet Director and his team are responsible for putting fields together at their sole discretion.

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES

Morton Games International Athletics is open to any athlete affiliated to a National Athletics Association that is a member of World ATHLETICS. Agents/International athletes interested in competing in Morton Games please contact Morton Games by e mail to mortongames@hotmail.com . Please ensure to give us full details: name, country, PB, SB, etc.. Athletes or their Agents will then be contacted by the organisers with an offer of a place in the particular event. It is a matter solely for the organisers to decide the start lists.

Standards:

The following for guidance are minimum standards for overseas athletes, however, there is room for flexibility:

Places in all International Events in Morton Games will be reserved for Irish athletes of a suitable standard and as such the above minimum standards do not apply to Irish athletes.

prize MONEY

In all International Events:

1st €1,000

2nd €600

3rd €400

4th €300

5th €200

Bonus payments:

Stadium Record bonus: €250
Irish national Record bonus: €500
There are further time bonuses of €1000 to the winner in the event of the following performances:

- Men’s 100 – sub 10.00 (legal)

- Morton mile – sub 3.50.00.

- Women’s 1500 – sub 4.00.00.

Accommodation, Travel & meals for International athletes

Morton Games will provide hotel accommodation, on a room sharing basis, and meals for all overseas athletes for 2 nights only: the night before and the night of Morton Games. A sum by way of travel allowance to be agreed in advance will also be paid.

Meet hotels

Metro Hotel Dublin Airport, Santry Cross, Ballymun, Dublin 9

The meet hotel is located a 5 minute coach ride from Dublin Airport. The hotels are reached from the Airport by using the hotel’s courtesy bus service. On arrival in the terminal building keep an eye out for the Morton Games Meet & Greet team members, they will be wearing Morton Games T shirts and will be holding signage. A member of the team will walk you to the courtesy bus to take you to your hotel.

Morton Stadium: The Stadium itself is located on the Swords Road, Santry and can be availed of during your stay in Dublin for training. The Stadium staff will of course be aware that International athletes will be here for the meet and they will be looking forward to meeting you.

Breakfast will be provided in your hotel each morning.

Lunch the day before the Meet, for those arriving before 3.00pm will be available in your hotel. One of the team will ensure that you have a lunch voucher. All purchases in excess of the amount of the voucher must be paid for by you.

Dinner will be provided the night before the Meet at your hotel. Again one of the team will ensure that you have a dinner voucher. All purchases in excess of the amount of the voucher must be paid for by you.

Lunch the day of the Meet in the Clonliffe Harriers clubhouse. Transport will be provide to and from.

Hot food will be available following the meet in the Stadium.

Provision of meals for overseas athletes:

expenses for overseas athletes:

Morton Games will provide a contribution towards the cost of travel to Dublin on the basis of agreement being reached on such in advance. The agreed sum to be invoiced post and payment will be made to agents or athletes within 7 days of invoicing by EFT.

Event Day Information

Please use Gate no. 2 (the Middle Gate on the Swords Road), you will have to give your name to the officials.

Stadium Access:

Check In

All athletes must check in prior to their event. Check in will open from 4 p.m. and is situated at the Reception area of the indoor track under the main stand.

5.30 Dublin Athletics U/10 4 x 200 mixed relay

5.40 Dublin Athletics U/12 4 x 200 mixed relay

5.50 Dublin Athletics U/14 4 x 200 mixed relay

6.00 Dublin Athletics U/16 4 x 200 mixed relay

6.15 Fingal 16 x 100 (Mile) U/10 to U/16 Interclub mixed relay

6.30 Jerry Kiernan Foundation U/20 Women’s Mile

6.40 Jerry Kiernan Foundation U/20 Men’s Mile

6.50 HyGo Water Women’s High Jump

7.00 Intervarsity (Mixed) Swedish sprint medley relay (W 100 x M 300 x M 200 x W 400)

7.10 Men’s 100 Race 1 (Sponsored by Athletics Leinster)

7.20 Men’s 100 Race 2 (Sponsored by Athletics Leinster)

7.20 Whiteford Geo Service’s Men’s Shot

7.25 Last Lap Café Women’s Discus

7.30 Davy Women’s 100 Hurdles

7.40 Loki Sports Men’s 400

7.50 Irish Life Dublin Marathons Women’s 800

8.00 DCU Men’s 800

8.10 Albie Thomas Men’s 5000 (Sponsored by Dublin Athletics & the Albie Thomas Family)

8.30 Bon Secours Hospital Dublin Women’s 200

8.45 Men’s Invitational International 4 x 100 relay

8.55 Fashionflo Women’s 1500

9.10 Morton Mile (Sponsored by Behan & Associates and Commercial Hygiene Services)

(Note: maybe subject to change)

MEET TIMETABLE:

Will be distributed at check in. Names must be pinned to the front of your race vest with numbers on the back.

All athletes competing must present themselves at the call room.

Bibs

The call room is situated at the Indoor strip, accessed via the Reception area under the main stand.

Procedure (as per World Athletics rules)

Call Room

See below

All times are prior to the actual starting time of the event.

Once in the call room athletes will be identified by their bib number. Call room officials will check the following in accordance with WA rules:

Bib numbers worn correctly and correspond with start lists Shoes, number and dimension of spikes Athletes apparel – that it conforms with current rules and regulations Mobile phones, ipods or similar devices – these will not be permitted to be brought out onto the area of competition. Athletes in sprint races will be provided with their lane draw and side numbers in the call room. All athletes will be escorted onto the track/infield by a call room official.

Check in will be open from 4.15pm, athletes must check in 90 minutes before your event.

Athletes may warm up in Santry Demesne Park which is situated at the rear of the stadium and will be accessible via a steward controlled pedestrian gate situated at the 100 metre start area. If availing of the park to warm up it is imperative that you are back in the stadium in sufficient time for the call room which will operate for all events.

Warm up Area

Presentations to the winning athlete in each event will be made immediately following each individual event. Athletes are requested, therefore, to remain on the track. Payment of prize money will be made by EFT following on receipt of an Invoice within 7 days.

Presentations

Full officials results will appear asap on: www.mortongames.ie www.athleticsireland.ie.

Results

Online

Morton Games will be streamed live.