International multi-sport event
Status active Genre Frequency quadrennial Inaugurated 7 August 1985 (1985-08-07 ) Most recent 17–30 May 2025 Next event 2027 Organised by International Masters Games Association Website imga.ch Masters Games
2017 World Masters Swimming 800M Freestyle Men Heat 2 TheWorld Masters Games [ 1] is an internationalmulti-sport event held every four years which, in terms of competitor numbers, has developed into the largest of its kind.[ 2] Governed by theInternational 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.
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 inAalborg ,Aarhus andHerning (1989),Brisbane (1994),Portland, Oregon (1998),Melbourne (2002),Edmonton (2005) andSydney (2009). TheSydney 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 theSydney 2000 Olympic Games .
The Games have been popular with retired professional athletes and formerOlympic competitors, with over 230 past Olympians taking part in the 2009 edition.[ 6]
Edition Year Host Sports Countries Competitors Motto 1 1985 Toronto 22 61 8,305 The Year of the Masters 2 1989 Aalborg ,Aarhus andHerning 37 76 5,500 Sport for life 3 1994 Brisbane 30 74 24,500 The challenge never ends 4 1998 Portland 28 102 11,400 The global celebration of sport for life 5 2002 Melbourne 26 98 24,886 The biggest multi-sport festival on Earth 6 2005 Edmonton 25 89 21,600 A festival of sport in the city of festivals 7 2009 Sydney 28 95 28,676 Fit, fun and forever young 8 2013 Turin 30 99 15,394 Sport for life, Sport for all 9 2017 Auckland 28 100 28,578 For the Love of Sport 10 2025 Taipei andNew Taipei City 35 108 25,049 Sports Beyond Age, Life Without Limits! 11 2027 Kansai region – – 12 2029 Perth
2013 World Masters Games [ edit ] Venues[ 7] [ 8] Stadio Olimpico – Archery Stadio Primo Nebiolo – Athletics Stadio del Ghiaccio PalaTazzoli – Badminton Passobuole – Baseball, Softball Cus Panetti – Basketball, Volleyball (beach) Cus E11 Modigliani – Basketball Cus palaBallin – Basketball Cus Moncrivello – Basketball Cus E10 Alvaro – Basketball Cus Palaruffini – Basketball Cus Palestra Braccini – Basketball Palestra Parri – Volleyball Cus Centro 2D – Volleyball Sebastopoli – Volleyball Manzoni – Volleyball Cus Bertolla – Volleyball (beach) Cus PalaVela – Volleyball (beach) CH4 Sporting Club- Volleyball[ 9] A.s.d Pozzo Strada – Lawn bowls (lyonnaise, raffa, lawn bowls) A.s.d Petanque Taurinense e la Mole – Lawn bowls (petanque) Torino Fiume Po – Canoeing Ivrea – Canoeing Lago di Candia – Canoeing Piscina Acquatica – Canoeing Parco del Valentino – Athletics, Cycling Road Race, Duathlon, Triathlon Parco Leopardi – Cycling Mountain Bike Velodromo Francone – Cycling Track Campi Pellerina – Football Santa Rita – Football Cbs -Football Cenisia – Football Beppe Viola – Football Rapid Torino – Football Golf Club Torino La Mandria – Golf Royal Park i Roveri – Golf Hockey club Bra – Hockey Stadio Tazzol – Hockey Palestra Centro Storico – Judo, Karate Sestriere Torino – Orienteering Cesana Torinese Pragelato Bardonecchia Lago di Candia – Rowing Impianto Angelo Albonico – Rugby Circolo Vela Orta – Sailing Remiro Gozzano Shooting range Racconigi Tiro Valo – Shooting Clay Target Poligono Tiro a Segno Nazionale – Shooting Pistol and Rifle Sport City Torino – Squash Palanuoto – Swimming Stadio del ghiaccio Tazzoli – Table tennis PalaMirafiori – Taekwondo Sporting Club La Stampa – Tennis Palasport Le Cupole – Weightlifting Giovanni Paolo II – Baseball, Softball Impianto Fanton – Softball Servais – Softball 2017 World Masters Games [ edit ] Venues[ 10] ASB Showgrounds – Archery Indoor Massey Archery Club – Archery Field Cornwall Park – Archery TargetThe Trusts Arena – Athletics Track and Field, Volleyball IndoorAuckland Domain – Athletics Cross CountryAuckland Waterfront – Athletics Road Running, Cycling Time Trial, Triathlon Auckland Badminton Centre – Badminton North Harbour Badminton Centre – Badminton Lloyd Elsmore Park – Baseball, Rugby unionAUT University , North Shore Campus – BasketballBruce Pulman Park – Basketball, Touch Football TheNorth Shore Events Centre – Basketball Lake Pupuke – Canoeing Canoe Polo, Dragon Boating, Canoe Racing and Waka AmaWero – Canoeing Canoe Slalom Takapuna Beach – Canoeing Ocean Racing and Waka Ama, Surf Life Saving, Swimming Open Water Lake Karapiro – RowingWynyard Quarter – Cycling CriteriumWoodhill Mountain Bike Park – Cycling Mountain Biking Avantidrome, Cambridge – Cycling Track Clevedon Roads – Cycling Road Race North Harbour Stadium (QBE Stadium) – Football, HockeyWestlake Boys and Girls High School – Football, Hockey Akarana Golf Club – Golf Muriwai Golf Club – Golf Pakuranga Golf Club – Golf Remuera Golf Club – Golf Carlton Cornwall Bowls – Lawn bowls Mt Eden Bowling Club – Lawn bowls Auckland Netball Centre – Netball Woodhill forest – Orienteering Long distance Massey University (Albany Campus) – Orienteering Sprint Model TheUniversity of Auckland (Epsom Campus) – Orienteering Sprint Qualification The University of Auckland (City Campus) – Orinteering Sprint Finals Torbay Sailing Club – Sailing Waitemata Clay Target Club – Shooting North Harbour Softball Stadium – SoftballRangitoto College – SoftballNorth Shore Squash Club – Squash AUT Millennium – Swimming Pool, Weightlifting Auckland Table Tennis Centre – Table tennis Albany Tennis Centre – Tennis Mairangi Bay Beach Volleyball Centre – Volleyball Beach West Wave Aquatic Centre – Water polo Eden Park – Opening ceremonyEntertainment Hub Queens Wharf – Closing ceremony 2017 Summer Games Sports List (28) :[ 11]
Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Canoe Cycling Football Golf Hockey Lawn Bowls Netball Orienteering Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Softball Squash Surf Lifesaving Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Touch Football Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Americas Masters Games [ edit ] TheAmericas Masters Games is a regional multi-sport event which involves participants from theAmericas 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 byVancouver ,Canada from 26 August to 4 September 2016.[ 14] The second edition was scheduled for 2020 inRio de Janeiro ,Brazil but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[ 15]
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Africa Americas Pan American Central American and the Caribbean Latin American North American South American Caribbean Asia Europe Oceania Intercontinental
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Asia Europe
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Pre-Modern Olympics(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD) Alternatives to the Modern Olympics Defunct regional or community events
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ASOIF (30+2)Summer Olympics Federations AQUA (aquatic sports)WA (archery)WA (athletics)BWF (badminton)WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate)FIBA (basketball)WB 2 (boxing)ICF (canoeing)UCI (cycling)WDSF (dance sport) (associate)FEI (equestrian)FIE (fencing)FIFA (football)IGF (golf)FIG (gymnastics)IHF (handball)FIH (field hockey)IJF (judo)UIPM (modern pentathlon)WSK (roller sports)FISA (rowing)WR (rugby union)WS (sailing)ISSF (shooting)IFSC (sport climbing)ISA (surfing)ITTF (table tennis)WT (taekwondo)ITF (tennis)TRI (triathlon)FIVB (volleyball)IWF (weightlifting)UWW (wrestling)AIOWF (7)Winter Olympics Federations IBU (biathlon)IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton)WC (curling)IIHF (ice hockey)FIL (luge)ISU (skating sports)FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)ARISF (39)Others recognised byIOC AIMS (20)Others inSportAccord formerGAISF observer members (11) Others WEKAF (arnis)AFLC (Australian rules football)WBGF (backgammon)ISBHF (ball hockey)IBA (bodyboarding)WB (bowls)IBA 1,2 (boxing)SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)IFBA (broomball)WCF (croquet)WDBF (dodgeball)ICFRA (fullbore rifle)IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling)ATSX (downhill ice cross)IKF 2 (kabaddi)WK 2 (kabaddi)IKF (kempo)FISLY (landsailing)IMMAF (mixed martial arts)WMRA (mountain running)ORSI (ocean rowing)IPF (pickleball)IQA (quad ball)IFMAR (radio-controlled racing)IRF (rogaining)WSSF (snowshoe running)ISF (skyrunning)WSSA (sport stacking)ITHF (table hockey)ITPF (tent pegging)FIT (touch football)ITRA (trail running)IAU (ultra running)1 IOC recognition withdrawn 2 Contested governance