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

“Sport is a lifestyle for us”

“Sport is just a way of life for both of us. Couldn’t not do it. We’ll be back for more! Unfinished business.”

“Playing sport helps in daily life”

“I think competing is part of life. Life is all about competing, learning how to roll with the punches and get up and fight again for another day. And that’s what sports is all about.”

“You just don’t want to leave”

“It’s impossible to let go, once you taste this adventure, when you come to these countries and compete and have these feelings and podium and everything. You just want it to continue.”

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