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Kansai Organising Committee announce updated sport information guide 1st of March

February 26, 2021 - Events , News Kansai 2021

WMG 2021 Kansai announcement The 1st of March WMG 2021 Kansai will update the Sport Information Guide for each competitions according to the new schedule of the Games (Friday, 13 May to Sunday, 29 May, 2022), most of them will be available on the...

Kansai 'Sports Locally`: Discover the underground Table Tennis Mecca at Kobe Metro Station

February 18, 2021 - Events , Travel , News Kansai 2021

Kobe Harbour You may have seen the picture of the harbour, the one showing the typical scenery of Kobe; red port tower, Hotel Okura, Ferris wheel by the sea. This is “the scenery of Kobe”, that you can see when you walk from JR Kobe station...

New dates confirmed for Asia Pacific Masters games Jeonbuk 2022

February 8, 2021 - Events , News Jeonbuk 2023

The 2022 Asia Pacific Masters Games in Jeonbuk, Korea have been pushed back to 12 - 20 May 2023 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was initially scheduled for June 2022, but is postponed to 1 year after the rescheduled Kansai World Masters...

New dates for the World Masters Games Kansai 2021: 13 - 29 May 2022

January 12, 2021 - Events , News Kansai 2021

The Organising Committee of the WMG2021 Kansai proposed new dates to the IMGA. The World Masters Games 2021 Kansai would be held from Friday, 13th to Sunday to 29th May, 2022. We are delighted to announce that the dates have been approved and the...

Taipei and New Taipei sign contract to host World Masters Games 2025

December 23, 2020 - Events , News Taipei 2025

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The mayors of Taipei and New Taipei on Thursday (Dec. 10) signed a contract to host the 2025 World Masters Games, which is expected to generate NT$10 billion (US$354.8 million) in tourism revenue. In a video conference,...

CEO Jens Holm speaks at Brighton Declaration on women in sport signing ceremony in Taipei

November 23, 2020 - Sport , Community , News Taipei 2025

We're committed to gender equality in sport. This morning, CEO Jens Holm spoke at the Brighton plus Helsinki 2014 Declaration on Women in Sport Signing Ceremony in Taipei. Developed and established by the International Working Group (IWG) on Women...

Tapendra Singh Sokhi wins eight medals at South Island Masters Championship

November 23, 2020 - Events

Breaking his own record, Kiwi Indian senior citizen Tapendra Singh Sokhi from Auckland has bagged eight medals at the South Island Masters Athletic Championship 2020 held in Dunedin earlier last weekend. Tapendra Singh, 67, competing in the 65-69...

IMGA and OC Kansai 2021 reach agreement for postponement

November 5, 2020 - Events , News Kansai 2021

Several meetings were held with the Organising Committee of World Masters Games Kansai 2021. We have reached an agreement to look into postponement of the Kansai World Masters Games to a suitable date that is safe for all athletes. We are currently...

World Masters Games Kansai 2021 postponed

October 28, 2020 - Events , News Kansai 2021

Since the decision of postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were announced, we have been exploring the possibility of holding the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai in May 2021 as originally scheduled up until today, with the...

Brian's bike keeps him on the straight and narrow despite health bumps

October 27, 2020 - Events , Sport , Health and Wellbeing

For some, cycling offers an accessible way of keeping fit. For Golden Bay man Brian Jacobsen, it’s a pursuit he is adamant has kept him alive. The 73-year-old from Pohara, near Takaka has endured a brain aneurysm, stroke and numerous...