Virtual competitions became essential in 2020 to meet athletes’ needs. Worldwide Virtual Masters Challenges provided an opportunity for athletes to participate in an organized, worldwide competition. 2021 Challenges are planned. Get ready!
Masters Track and Field community has lost another special soul, George M. Roudebush III, on March 4th. His obituary includes, on the insistence of his grandsons, Cody and Kelton, his masters accomplishments. He attended many National Championships. In 2018, George, at 93, set the USATF Masters record in M80 Shuttle…
Our Council has selected sixteen different athletes for our annual Best Athlete awards and recognized dozens more athletes in event categories between 2010 and 2019. Reminiscing about those athletes and our championships has been a refreshing break from COVID. Congratulations to all Masters Athletes for all your accomplishments last decade!…
Tribute to César Sajché Valladares The paramount mission of the North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Athletics, affiliated with the WMA, is to coordinate and regulate activities related to athletics in adulthood. For this reason, we are presenting to all competitors aged 30 and above, this virtual race which will…
Australian Masters Athletics is excited to show-off its new logo. The Board of AMA had discussed modernising the logo several times and the lockdown period associated with COVID-19 gave AMA the impetus to move forward on this project. Board member Judy Farrell approached fellow Victorian Judy Pfanner with the brief….
Winners Announced! As most of you know, I have been photographing Masters Track and Field for over 15 years. Many of you are familiar with my work through Facebook, where I use the name “Rob D’Avellar.” My work appears primarily in National Masters News, but it has been used by…
After the disappointing cancellation of the Australian Masters Athletics Championships, which were scheduled for Brisbane at Easter, dedicated administrators and athletes were creative in finding a way to participate. In the case of the National Championships, LOC Co-Convener Toni Ferguson opened up online sign-in via the event?s Facebook page each…
This month’s newsletter (click to read) includes: Coming in April – Age Best Performances! – Rex Harvey’s wish. Memberships for less in April To thank you for your help ensuring MastersRankings continues to benefit our sport and Masters Athletes worldwide, we offer reduced minimum contribution for membership. Anyone contributing a…
Dear Masters Athletics Family, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during these challenging times. Our deep sympathies to family and friends of those who have passed. It is with great sadness that I confirm that the Toronto2020 WMA Stadia Championships is cancelled for July. It…
Congratulations athletes! There were many exceptional accomplishments making our selections difficult. My gratitude to the WMA Regions for your support in nominations and selections. Also, thank you to the WMA Members and WMA Regions who helped create this announcement. It is my great honor to present the 2019 WMA Best…