About 1000 South Island children aged from 7 to 14 are competing in the Colgate Games at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin.
The 37th annual games began yesterday and conclude tomorrow.
Isaiah Maole, of Hill City, competes in the grade 8 boys long jump; Jackson Shaw, of Ariki, takes part in the grade 7 boys discus; Nico Bowering, of Aspiring, leaves the rest of the field well behind in a grade 13 boys 400m heat.