Participants
11400
Dates
09 – 22 Aug 1998
Sports
28
Country
USA
The Global Celebration of Sport For Life
The Portland 1998 World Masters Games was a true global celebration of sport for life, bringing together athletes from every corner of the world in a spirit of unity and joy. The city came alive with competition, friendship, and lasting memories that embodied the lifelong power of sport.
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“Everybody cheers for each other!”
“I loved the mood of everybody cheering for everyone, like I was watching in the stands the M70 triple jump and everybody was cheering whatever the nationality, whatever the performance and I really like that about the Masters movement. It doesn’t matter.”
“The support and the big crowd are incredible”
The crowd is awesome. There were a lot of friends and family, it was a really nice atmosphere and I have noticed that across the board people are just so supportive.
“I just want to see what I’m capable of!”
“If you want to do something, you do it, go for it! You don’t have to be in this. I’m swimming against myself, I’m living against myself.”
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