07 – 25 AugClosed

Toronto 1985

World Masters

Games

Canada

Participants

8305

Dates

07 – 25 Aug 1985

Sports

22

Country

Canada

The Rise of the Masters Movement

The Toronto 1985 World Masters Games marked history as the year of the masters, bringing together pioneering athletes in the very first edition of this global sporting festival. It was a groundbreaking celebration that set the stage for decades of passion, competition, and friendship to follow.

Athlete Comments & Reviews

“They are absolutely smashing it!”

“It’s so incredible to see what people are capable of way beyond their younger years into later on in life. You see it here in these international competitions as well; who are so fast, they are not just participating, they’re absolutely smashing it. Across so many different sports. People are incredible with what they’re achieving.”

“You make friends for life at these events”

“We see people this year we saw in Torino, and we see them at other places and you start to see people again. Compete against people and you become friends over a period of time.”

“Sport helps in so many aspects of life”

“Through sport you learn self discipline, work hard on a target, on a goal you want to reach and that also helps for your career or for your work.”

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