Participants
3118
Dates
09 – 18 Sep 2011
Sports
28
Country
Italy
It’s always Time to Meet and Compete
The European Masters Games 2011 in Lignano, Italy, was a lively gathering of athletes united by a shared passion for sport and healthy competition. Embracing the theme “It’s Always Time to Meet and Compete,” the event celebrated lifelong athleticism and the joy of connecting through sport at any age.
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“There are so many different athletes in age and nationality”
“This is a beautiful platform that the Masters Games has where these athletes can come from all different spectrums of life and come to participate in the Games.”
“Sport gives you that united feeling”
“At some point sport doesn’t become team, it actually becomes family. It really is a united kind of feeling to come together to sweat, train and work hard for a goal and then be able to do that goal together creates that beautiful kind of team spirit and camaraderie that you can’t share in the office space or in daily life and that’s the beauty of what sport does.”
“One of the best experiences of my life!”
“Since I started the journey in 2013 with the Masters Games it’s been one of the most marvellous experiences of my life. Apart from getting married and having children. It’s fantastic!”
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