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
Alpine Skiing
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Biathlon
Canoe Kayak
Cross-Country
Curling
Cycling
Dancing
Field Hockey
Figure Skating
Floorball
Football
Futsal
Golf
Ice Hockey
Life Saving
Nordic Combo
Orienteering
Rowing
Shooting
Short Track
Ski Jumping
Mountaineering
Skating
Softball
Squash
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Weightlifting
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
“Sport gives you that united feeling”
“At some point sport doesn’t become team, it actually becomes family. It really is a united kind of feeling to come together to sweat, train and work hard for a goal and then be able to do that goal together creates that beautiful kind of team spirit and camaraderie that you can’t share in the office space or in daily life and that’s the beauty of what sport does.”
“We travel and enjoy life through sport”
“These players like to keep fit, which is important if you want to travel and you want to enjoy life.”
“Learning a new sport is exciting!”
“There are people that say: why you keep doing that, why are you doing that at your age? Well, because we still can and it is never too late to start and learn new things. It’s exciting!”