How young can an athlete be to enter Australian Athletics Championships events?

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From the Technical Regulations (8 April 2026) and the 2026-27 entry standards:

Athletes who turn 11 or younger in the year of the competition may not enter any events.
Under 14 athletes are those turning 12 or 13 in the year of competition, where suitably qualified.
Under 13 athletes (turning 12) may only enter Under 14 events in Pole Vault and Hammer Throw, and only where suitably qualified using the Under 14 standards or the first three placings at the Under 14 Member Association championship. There is no eligibility by any notional determination of the first three Under 13 athletes at Member Association Under 13 championships.
Athletes must be turning at least 16 in the year of competition to enter any men's open throwing, hurdles or steeplechase event.
Where "NO EVENT" is shown in the Entry Standards document, athletes cannot enter higher age groups in the same or similar event.