Masters Sports
Sports and Disciplines
Sport Programs
The sports program is different for each IMGA Masters Games event. Sport programs are established by the host cities, taking several things into account:
– Priority to our member sport federations (specifically for the World Masters Games)
– Popularity of the sport in the region where the event is held and internationally
– Venue availability for the sport in and in proximity of the city
The sports program shall be in accordance with the IMGA guidelines for each event and all sports must be held in accordance with the rules and authority of the relevant International Federation.
Each International Federation, governing a sport being on the programme of the games, shall designate a technical delegate, who shall be responsible for the overseeing the competition within the limits, set by the Board of Governors.
As mentioned above, the Host City Organising Committee can select additional sports to complement the core program. Those sports are selected on the basis of the facilities available and the strength of those sports at masters’ level in that country and internationally.
SPORTS
Other Sports
Billiards/ Snooker | Bowling | Bowls | Car Driving | Climbing |
Cricket | Fencing | Handball | Jiu-Jitsu | Judo |
Karate | Lacrosse | Netball | Paddle | Rugby |
Sailing | Skateboard | Swimming | Touch | Water Sports |
Wrestling | Wushu | Lion Dance |
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“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.”
“A sport festival like the Olympics, open to everyone!”
“My Masters team family is amazing. After being a full time athlete when I was younger and then retiring and then coming back into it. It was amazing. This was my Olympics!”
“My friends just joined in and came as well!”
“I wanted to get back into that competitiveness and that competition arena and so someone shared about these Masters Games and so I looked into it and I thought that looks really lovely, I would like to try it and I joked around with some past friends and said: I think I’m going to do this Masters Games thing and they were like we’ll get into it too!”