# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Allan & Sylvia Potts Classic & NZ Short Track Championships
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 am
- **Event Description**: The Potts Classic joins forces with the New Zealand Short Track Championships for 2026. Bringing New Zealand's top athletes to the sunny Hawkes Bay.

The Potts Classic is named after Allan & Sylvia Potts, two of New Zealand’s most influential athletics figures who helped to develop athletics as a leading sport in New Zealand. 

There is plenty of action on and off the track for athletics fans and support crews.
Tickets are free, so there's no reason not to be there!

Free spectator tickets: https://athleticsnz.flicket.co.nz/events/121d3ca0-7efb-4a60-b74e-b694e89fe057

Athlete entries: https://athleticsevents.co.nz/entries/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hastings/2026-allan-and-sylvia-potts-classic-and-nz-short-track-championships/200029463725835
- **Event Categories**: sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 61

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://athleticsnz.flicket.co.nz/events/121d3ca0-7efb-4a60-b74e-b694e89fe057?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hastings-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hastings
- **state**: HB
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park
- **lat**: -39.610719061543
- **long**: 176.83476516722
- **full address**: Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Athletics New Zealand (https://allevents.in/org/athletics-new-zealand/26109684)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=2026+Allan+%26+Sylvia+Potts+Classic+%26+NZ+Short+Track+Championships&date=17+Jan

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 02:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park, Hastings, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Athletics New Zealand
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 Allan & Sylvia Potts Classic & NZ Short Track Championships ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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