The Australian Athletics Tour, formerly the Athletics Grand Prix Series is a series of annual Australian track and field competitions which is held from February to April. Australian athletes aiming at selection in the Olympic Games, World Championships or Commonwealth Games are usually required to compete in the meetings which form the series.
There are currently three meetings on the tour: Sydney Track Classic, Perth Track Classic and Melbourne Track Classic.
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