World Masters Games

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World Masters Games
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Statusactive
Genre
Frequencyquadrennial
Inaugurated7 August 1985 (1985-08-07)
Most recent17–30 May 2025
Next event2027
Organised byInternational Masters Games Association
Website imga.ch
Masters Games
2017 World Masters Swimming 800M Freestyle Men Heat 2

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 criteria ranges between 25 and 35 years depending on the sport. Participants compete for themselves – there are no country delegations. Beyond the age requirement and membership in that sport's governing body, there are no competition qualification requirements.

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History

Peter Wright - Three times World Masters Squash Champion Peter Wright (Squash).jpg
Peter Wright - Three times World Masters Squash Champion

Toronto staged the first World Masters Games in 1985. Since then, World Masters Games has also taken place in Aalborg, Aarhus and Herning (1989), Brisbane (1994), Portland, Oregon (1998), Melbourne (2002), Edmonton (2005) and Sydney (2009). The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games attracted a record 28,676 competitors. [4] [5] This is more than double the number of competitors that took part in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The Games have been popular with retired professional athletes and former Olympic competitors, with over 230 past Olympians taking part in the 2009 edition. [6]

Summer Games

EditionYearHostSportsCountriesCompetitorsMotto
11985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 22618,305The Year of the Masters
21989 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg, Aarhus and Herning 37765,500Sport for life
3 1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane 307424,500The challenge never ends
41998 Flag of the United States.svg Portland 2810211,400The global celebration of sport for life
5 2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 269824,886The biggest multi-sport festival on Earth
62005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton 258921,600A festival of sport in the city of festivals
7 2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 289528,676Fit, fun and forever young
82013 Flag of Italy.svg Turin 309915,394Sport for life, Sport for all
92017 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland 2810028,578For the Love of Sport
10 2025 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei and New Taipei City 3510825,049Sports Beyond Age, Life Without Limits!
11 2027 Flag of Japan.svg Kansai region ––
12 2029 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth

2013 World Masters Games

Venues [7] [8]

2017 World Masters Games

Venues

[10]

Winter Games

EditionYearHostSportsCountriesCompetitorsMotto
12010 Flag of Slovenia.svg Bled 7423,000The Games for you
22015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quebec City 9201,600
32020 Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck 123,500Spirit Together
42024 Flag of Italy.svg Lombardy
52028 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti

Sports

2017 Summer Games Sports List (28) : [11]

Americas Masters Games

The Americas Masters Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from the Americas region. Governed by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), the Americas Masters Games is open to participants of all abilities and most ages – the minimum age criterion is 30 years. [12] Participants compete for themselves, instead of their countries. There are no competition qualification requirements apart from the age requirement and membership in that sport's governing body. [13]

The event's first edition was hosted by Vancouver, Canada from 26 August to 4 September 2016. [14] The second edition was scheduled for 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "World Masters Games". International Masters Games Association. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  2. ↑ Malkin, Bonnie (12 October 2009). World Masters Games: barefoot Santa Claus and 100-year-old shot putter compete. The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  3. ↑ "International Masters Games Association". International Masters Games Association. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  4. ↑ 2009 Sydney World Masters Games. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne 2002 World Masters Games Final Report" (PDF). International Masters Games Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  6. ↑ Jeffery, Nicole (10 October 2009). Olympians back up for World Masters Games. The Australian . Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Sport". Torino 2013 WMG. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Final Report WMG2013 by International Masters Games Association IMGA". Issuu. 2 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "CH4 Sporting Club - Torino" (in Italian). 23 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sports Schedule". World Masters Games 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "» IMGA". Archived from the original on 25 October 2017.
  12. ↑ About
  13. ↑ "Final report" (PDF).
  14. ↑ "Vancouver 2016".
  15. ↑ "Postponed: Pan-American Masters Games 2020".
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