The second edition of the Nitro Athletics series is set to be pushed back until after the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
With Usain Bolt playing a starring role, the inaugural outing of Nitro Athletics at Melbourne's Lakeside Stadium in February was a resounding success.
But Nitro Athletics chief executive Darren Gocher - who was announced as Athletics Australia's new CEO on Thursday - said a shift for the teams-based event was on the cards.
Australia's leading track and field stars will be fine-tuning their preparation for the April 4-15 Commonwealth Games in February and March.
Broadcast partner the Seven Network also has a crowded sporting calendar at that time, including the the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in February and the Commonwealth Games, in addition to the AFL and AFLW seasons.
"February is tough with the Commonwealth Games on the horizon so we're currently looking at what the best window is for Nitro," said Gocher.
Bolt is a stakeholder in Nitro and Gocher said he remained committed to the series.
The Jamaican sprint superstar made his global championships swansong at the world titles in London in August.
Gocher replaces Phil Jones, who stepped aside as AA chief executive earlier this year and now holds the CEO's post at Australian Canoeing.
"With Nitro we really revolutionised the sport to an extent," said Gocher.
"Being able to think about athletics differently was definitely a help (in getting the job as AA chief executive).
"From an athletics point of view there are a number of other things the board wants to do to take the sport forward."
AA's chief operating officer Michael Hall was the interim CEO while the board searched for Jones' fulltime replacement.
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