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Host of the 2024 Winter World Masters Games revealed

September 24, 2021 - Events , Travel , News Lombardy 2024

Yesterday the IMGA announced the appointment of region Lombardy (Italy) as the host for the 2024 Winter World Masters Games. The IMGA executive board has voted unanimously for Lombardy after a thorough process of evaluation to ensure all...

Unforgettable buddhist temples and shrines you have to see for yourself in Japan

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

People pray; I want to win the game, want to achieve results at the competition, want to play with no regrets, want to play sports safely without getting injuries, want to recover from illness or injury soon, etc. There are many ancient shrines in...

Unbreakable Paralympian Carol Cooke

August 11, 2021 - Sport , Community , Health and Wellbeing

Whatever the obstacles faced by Carol Cooke, she’s found a way around them. Now the gymnast turned swimmer turned Para-rower turned Para-cyclist is on track for gold in Tokyo. When interviewing someone who is or has been a three-time Paralympic...

World Masters games Gold medal winner Man Kaur dies of heart attack

August 2, 2021 - Sport , Community , Health and Wellbeing

Man Kaur had been struggling with her health for the past few months. She died of a heart attack on Saturday, her son Gurdev Singh said. Centenarian sprinter Man Kaur, referred to as ‘Miracle from Chandigarh’, died of a heart attack on...

Candidate city for the 2024 Winter World Masters Games: Region Lombardia, Italy

July 26, 2021 - Events , Sport , Travel , News Lombardy 2024

The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024 Winter World Masters Games has now passed and the IMGA has received one full bid from the Region Lombardia in Italy. This region is one of the regions where the 2026 Winter Olympic Games will...

Get into the table tennis groove at this table tennis bar in Kobe

July 14, 2021 - Events , Community , Travel , News Kansai 2021

The town Kobe, where a foreign settlement was developed after opening Kobe Port in 1868, immediately adopted various things including sports, and the modern Western culture spread across the town. Many things were adopted in Kobe for the first time...

Board Member Gian Franko Kasper passed away last week on July 9, 2021

July 12, 2021 - IMGA News

It is with great sadness that we inform you our Board member and friend, Gian-Franco Kasper, passed away on July 9, 2021.   He has been part of the IMGA board for 14 years and has been very important in the development of the Winter World...

IMGA announces resignation of Kai Holm, President of the IMGA

June 18, 2021 - IMGA News

The representative body of Masters Sport worldwide, the IMGA, today announced its President Mr. Kai Holm, has stepped down from his position on 18 June 2021. He has been President for more than 26 years since the start of the Association in...

71 years old, cycling 3,400 miles across the US

June 16, 2021 - Sport , Community , Health and Wellbeing

Not even the toughest diagnosis could keep Chuck Wakefield, 71, off his bike. The Grapevine, Texas, resident recently rode 3,400 miles across the U.S. to raise awareness for multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer he has battled for 14 years. The...

Ten Athletic Performance Facts For The Master Athlete

June 9, 2021 - Sport , Health and Wellbeing

#1: Training is not a solution to overeating.  A lot of athletes believe that starting to train will help them lose body fat. Now, it is true that there’s probably no other behavior more important to overall health than exercise, but that...