Discover more about IMGA Masters Games
WHAT ARE THE IMGA MASTERS GAMES?
“All our Masters events are international multi-sport events that take place every four years. The IMGA currently organises the World Masters Games, Winter World Masters Games, European Masters Games, Pan-American Masters Games and Asia-Pacific Masters Games.
All events are open invite. The World Masters Games is officially the world’s largest mass-participation international multi-sport competition, uniting up to 30,000 men and women aged 30 and above from over 100 countries.”
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What are the AIMS and goals of the IMGA?
“Did you know the aim of the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) is to support the Olympic movement and “sport for all” philosophy? Being a Masters Games athlete means playing an integral role as an ambassador of your sport in furthering and promoting it for generations to come.
The mission of the IMGA is
“To strengthen and to grow the Masters sports movement in partnership with its members, the international federations and other partners.
To promote and encourage mature individuals, generally know as Masters, from all over the world to be active, with the awareness that competitive sport can continue throughout life.
To promote friendship and understanding among mature sportspeople, regardless of age, gender, race, religion or sport status.
To work with the IOC to explore possibilities to encourage International Sports Federations to focus on the development of masters’ sport.”
https://imga.ch/about/our-mission/
WHICH SPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN IMGA MASTERS GAMES?
“The sports program of IMGA Masters Games shall be in accordance with the IMGA guidelines for each event. All sports are held subject to facilities being available. 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.
The HCOC has the option of selecting additional sports to compliment the core program. Those sports should be selected on the basis of the facilities available and the strength of those sports at masters’ level in that country and internationally.”
https://imga.ch/sports/sports-and-disciplines/
