European Masters Games

European Masters Games

First event	2008
Headquarters	IMGA

The European Masters Games (EMG) is a multi-sport event, consisting of summer sports, held every four years. The European Masters Games are owned by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), owners of the World Masters Games. The age categories vary depending on the sport, but the competition is generally for people 30–35 years or older. The first games were held in 2008 in Malmö, Sweden. The European Masters Games are held once every four years, while the last games were held in 2015 in Nice, France. The next games will be celebrated in Turin, Italy, in 2019. The International Masters Games Association (IMGA), based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the body responsible for the bidding and placing of the games.

History

The first European Masters Games (EMG) was held from August 29 to September 7, 2008, in Malmö, Sweden. There were a total of 3,022 athletes who competed in 18 sports during the 10 days the games were held.

Editions

Source: ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Edition	Year	City	Country	Dates	Sports	Athletes	Source
European Masters Games
1	2008	Malmö	Sweden	29 August – 7 September	18	3,022	[4]
2	2011	Lignano Sabbiadoro	Italy	10 – 20 September	20	4,000	[5]
3	2015	Nice	France	1 – 11 October	27	7,200	[6]
4	2019	Turin	Italy	26 July – 4 August	31	7,500	[7]
5	2023	Tampere	Finland	26 June – 7 July	27	7,500	[8]
Regional (European) Open Masters Series
6	2027	Como	Italy

Results: ^[9]

Results

2023 European Masters Games

Source: ^{[10] [11]}

Report: ^{[12] [13]}

About: ^[14]

Sports

Source: ^[15]

1. Core Sports (20): Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Canoe Kayak, Cycling, Floorball, Football, Futsal, Golf, Orienteering, Rowing, Shooting, Squash,Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting
2. Additional sports (6): Disc Golf, Handball, Inline Hockey, Judo, Karate, Swimming
3. Demonstration sports (3): Darts, Petanque, Padel
4. Para sports (4): Swimming, Athletics, Sitting Volleyball, Table Tennis

Results

Results: ^[16]

1. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/CErTIFICATION-OF-PARTICIPATION.pdf
2. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023_tulokset_kaikki.pdf
3. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/Results-EMG-2023-Half-Marathon-Tampere-8.7.2023.pdf
4. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/Results-EMG-2023-Road-Race-Walk-10-km-Tampere-05.07.2023.pdf
5. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-ArcheryTarget-results.pdf
6. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-ArcheryField-Results.pdf
7. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG-2023-badminton-medalists.pdf
8. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG20203_Basketball_schedule-and-results.pdf
9. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023_BVT_beach_volleyball_all_results_20230907.pdf
10. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023-canoe-slalom-results.pdf
11. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023-Canoeing-Full-Results.pdf
12. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-Criterium1_2-Results.pdf
13. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-Criterium2_2-Results.pdf
14. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-MTB1_2-Results.pdf
15. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-MTB2_2-Results.pdf
16. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-RoadRace1_2-Results.pdf
17. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Cycling-RoadRace2_2-Results.pdf
18. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/emg-discgolf-results-fin.pdf
19. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Floorball-M35-M40-Results.pdf
20. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Floorball-M50-Results.pdf
21. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023-Football-Final-Rankings.pdf
22. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023_Futsal_final_results.pdf
23. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/golf_results.pdf
24. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023-Handball-29.6.-2.7.2023-Final-Results.pdf
25. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023_JUDO_RESULTS.pdf
26. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/Karate-EMG2023-Results-new.pdf
27. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Orienteering-results.pdf
28. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/Padelemg_tulokset.pdf
29. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG-2023-petanque.pdf
30. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/all_results.pdf
31. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Shooting-Air-Guns-Results.pdf
32. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Shooting-Trap-results.pdf
33. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG2023-SQUASH.pdf
34. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Swimming-Results.pdf
35. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG-2023-TAMPERE-TT-RESULTS-1.pdf
36. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG-2023-Taekwondo-all-results.pdf
37. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG_ottelut_tennis.pdf
38. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Triathlon-results.pdf
39. https://www.emg2023.fi/wp-content/uploads/EMG23-Volleyball-results.pdf
40. Weightlifting: https://painonnosto.fi/emg-2023-tampere-28-29-6-osallistujat-participants/

Summer sports

Number	Event	2008 [17]	2011 [18]	2015 [19]	2019 [20]	2023
Main Sports
1	Athletics
2	Canoeing	No
3	Cycling	No
4	Rowing	No
5	Sailing	No			No	No
6	Shooting	No		No
7	Swimming	No	No
Combat Sports
8	Fencing					No
9	Judo	No
10	Karate
11	Taekwondo	No
12	Wrestling		No	No	No	No
Team Sports
13	American football		No	No	No	No
14	Bandy		No	No	No	No
15	Basketball	No	No
16	Beach volleyball
17	Field hockey	No	No	No		No
18	Floorball	No	No	No
19	Football		No
20	Futsal	No		No
21	Handball
22	Softball	No	No	No		No
23	Rugby				No	No
24	Volleyball		No
Racket Sports
25	Badminton		No
26	Paddle	No	No	No
27	Squash		No		No
28	Table tennis		No		No
29	Tennis	No
Other Sports
30	Archery
31	Cue sports		No	No	No	No
32	Dancesport	No				No
33	Disc golf	No	No	No	No
34	Golf			No
35	Orienteering				No
36	Petanque	No	No		No
37	Sport climbing	No	No	No	No	No
38	Triathlon	No
39	Wakeboarding	No	No	No	No	No
40	Weightlifting	No

See also

• World Masters Games
• Asia Pacific Masters Games
• Americas Masters Games

References

1. "European Masters Games 2023 | Masters Games Finland, Tampere".
2. "European Masters Games: multi-sport event, 30+ year old athletes". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
3. https://www.imga.ch/about-the-imga/documents/host-city-reports/
4. "Malmö 2008 European Masters Games: Get the full experience". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
5. "Lignano 2011 European Masters Games: Get the full experience". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
6. "Nice 2015 European Masters Games: Get the full experience". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
7. "Torino 2019 European Masters Games: The full experience". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
8. "Tampere 2023". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
9. "Sports Results". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
10. "EMG in Finland". EMG. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
11. "About EMG2023". EMG. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
12. https://www.imga.ch/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/EMG2023-Event-report.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
13. https://www.imga.ch/about-the-imga/documents/host-city-reports/
14. "About EMG2023". EMG. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
15. "European Masters Games 2023 | Masters Games Finland, Tampere". IMGA. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
16. "Results". EMG. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
17. "European Masters Games 2008 - Final Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
18. "International Masters Games (World Masters, European Masters) | More Sports".
19. "EMG App". registration.emg-nice2015.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
20. "Sport – EMGT19". Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

External links

• International Masters Games Association Homepage
• EMG 2008 Blog
• EMG 2015 – Ville de Nice
• Masters Events website
• Video Summary EMG NICE 2015
• 2008 website
• 2011 website
• 2015 website
• 2019 website Archived 2019-05-16 at the Wayback Machine