Sydney 2009 World Masters Games

The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, the seventh edition of what has developed into the world’s largest multi-sport event in terms of participationcite web |url = http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.imga-masters.com/index.php?id=25 |title = World Masters Games |publisher = International Masters Games Association |accessdate = 2008-03-07] , will be held in the biggest city in Australia and the capital city of New South Wales from 10 October to 18 October in 2009.

Open to sportspeople of all abilities and most ages – the minimum age criterion ranges between 25 and 35 years depending on the sport – the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games will see competitors from more than 100 countries go for gold in 28 sports.

Many of the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games sports competitions will take place at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games venues, something that has not been the case to any significant degree at any of the previous six World Masters Games. The Sydney International Regatta Centre, the Sydney International Shooting Centre and several Sydney Olympic Park facilities, including the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, the Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre and the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre to list just three, are just some of the sites at which Sydney 2009 World Masters Games competitors will compete.

Sports

As of August 2008, the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games will feature 28 sports – 15 core sports that are mandatory for all events under the auspices of the International Masters Games Association and 13 optional sports that the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee proposed to the International Masters Games Association.

See also

* World Masters Games

References

External links

* [http://www.2009worldmasters.com Sydney 2009 World Masters Games website]