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[1] [2]: 75 Masters athletes are divided into 5-year age groups. [3]: 35 The outdoor championships began in Toronto, Canada on August 11, 1975 and have continued in odd numbered years. In July 2011, World Masters Athletics changed their constitution to hold Championships in even numbered years, starting in 2016.
The World Masters Games [1] is an international multi-sport event held every four years which, in terms of competitor numbers, has developed into the largest of its kind. [2] Governed by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), [ 3 ] the World Masters Games is open to sports people of all abilities and most ages – the minimum age ...
Masters Athletics managed by World Masters Athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of 35 years of age and over organized by World Masters Athletics. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair competition).
The first non-Stadia events were the World Road Running Championships in Birmingham, England in 1992 and has been held in even numbered years ever since. WMA has been working to coordinate its outdoor championship schedule with the International Masters Games Association, which holds the multisport World Masters Games every four years.
The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition. [ 6 ] In addition to a full range of track and field events, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] non-stadia events included 8K cross country , 10K race walk , 20K race walk , and Marathon .
Pan Pacific Masters Games 80-84 (30") 11:06.76 Gunnar Linde 1928-July-14 83 Sacramento, California 2011-Jul-17 World Masters Athletics Championships: 85-89 (30") 12:55.75 Robert Culling 1932-Jan-12 85 Spokane, Washington 2018-July 27 USATF Masters Championships 90-94 (30") 18:54.10 Charles Ross 1922-Dec-03 90 Raleigh, North Carolina 2013-May-18
2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This ninth edition took place in ToruĊ , Poland , from 25 to 31 March 2023.
2024 World Masters Athletics Championships was the 25th in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships (WMAC) that took place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 13 to 25 August 2024. [1] [2] [3] These Championships were originally scheduled for 2023, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] The main venue was Slottsskogsvallen.