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Masters Athletics
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WMA World Masters Athletics |
1. CHAMPIONSHIPS
(1) WMA shall sanction WMA World Championships Stadia, normally to be held in each odd-numbered year, WMA World Championships Non-Stadia, normally in each even-numbered year and WMA World Championships Indoors, normally in each even numbered year. Application to stage World Masters Championships shall be submitted by a WMA Affiliate, which shall present its candidature together with a city. Written notification from the Affiliate of the Bid City nominated, duly signed by the Bid City, must be in the hands of the WMA Secretary by not later than 1st September in the year prior to the General Assembly at which the bid is to be considered, and no more than one Bid City may be nominated by an Affiliate.
(2) Following upon the delivery of the written notification referred to in 1.(1) above, for the consideration of any bid, the contract must be signed by the Affiliate, the city’s organi-sing committee, the mayor of the Bid City and the head of the country’s IAAF NGB and delivered to the WMA Secretary at least sixty (60) days before the General Assembly.
Inspection visits to the sites of the prospective bidders shall take place not less than 60 nor more than 179 days prior to the General Assembly and it is to be made by not more than 3 members of the Council, whose airfare, plus food and accommodation for three nights, shall be provided by the prospective Bid City at its cost. The WMA Delegates visiting the Bid Cities shall compile standard form reports following upon their inspection visits. These reports shall be sent to the Bid Cities for consideration, review and comments. When comments are received from the Bid Cities, the reports together with the comments are to be distributed amongst the Council Members for Council’s evaluation and grading of the Bid Cities. The Bid Cities present their bids to the Council the days before the Championships. The Council revises, if necessary, the grading and forwards the two highest graded Bid Cities to the General Assembly for presentation and decision. The detailed technical and inspection reports are to be circularised by the Sec-retary amongst the affiliates 45 days before the opening of the General Assembly. If there are only a few bids which are regarded by Council as being not sufficiently competitive, the Council shall have the right to call for fresh bids.
(3) Each WMA World Outdoor Championships Stadia shall include the following events. Each event will be offered for both male and female except as noted.
Stadia:
100m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10000m
110/100/80m Hurdles
400/300m Hurdles
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
3000/2000m Steeplechase
5000m Track Race Walk
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Hammer Throw
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw
Weight Throw
Decathlon (male)
Heptathlon (female)
Weight Pentathlon
Non-Stadia:
Marathon
8km Cross
10km Road Race Walk
20km Road Race Walk
Each WMA World Indoor Championships Stadia shall include the following events.
Each event will be offered for both male and female except as noted.
Stadia:
60m
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
60m Hurdles
4x200m Relay
3000m Track Race Walk
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Weight Throw
Indoor Pentathlon (Male: 60m Hurdles, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 1000m)
(Female: 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800m)
Non-Stadia:
(World Championships now, optional events after Non-Stadia World Championships are re- established):
Half Marathon
8km Cross Country
10km Road Race Walk
Optional: World Winter Throwing Championships events:
Hammer Throw
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw
(4) The duration of the WMA World Championships Non-Stadia is a minimum of three days of competition. The events will be individual and team championships, with teams consisting of the top three finishers from each country in each five year age group.
The compulsory championship events will include:
10km Road Run (male and female)
Half Marathon (male and female)
10km Road Race Walk (male and female)
20km Road Race Walk (male and female)
Other championship events may include:
5km Cross Country (male and female)
50km Road Race Walk (male and female)
The order of events will be decided by the LOC and WMA.
(5) WMA shall sanction such other World Masters Championships as may be approved by the General Assembly.
(6) WMA shall sanction such other road, cross-country and mountain running races as may be approved by the General Assembly, including the holding of a 100K World Championship Road Race in odd-numbered years and a WMA World Championships Mountain Running Race in even numbered years.
(7) WMA shall encourage its Regional Associations to promote regular Regional Masters Athletics Championships, but only in countries whose Governments do not refuse visas to or otherwise restrict participation by individuals, on ground of race, religion, politics, nationality or place of residence. Regional Masters Athletics Championships shall require the approval of the WMA Council.
(8) WMA shall, where appropriate, encourage the promotion of Regional Masters Indoor Championships.
(9) WMA shall encourage its Affiliates to promote regular National Masters Athletics Championships.
(10) WMA shall, where appropriate, encourage the promotion of National Masters Indoor Championships.
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