2007 World Masters Athletics Championships

2007 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates4 - 15 September 2007
Host cityRiccione, Italy
VenueStadio Italo Nicoletti
LevelMasters
TypeOutdoor
Participation8946 athletes from
97[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
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44°00′09″N 12°38′20″E / 44.00247°N 12.63894°E / 44.00247; 12.63894 (Stadio Italo Nicoletti)

Stadio Comunale Santamonica
Stadio Comunale San Giovanni

2007 World Masters Athletics Championships is the seventeenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Riccione, Italy from 4 to 15 September 2007.[2]

The main venue was Stadio Italo Nicoletti. Supplemental venues included Stadio Comunale Santamonica in Misano Adriatico and Stadio Comunale San Giovanni in San Giovanni in Marignano.[3]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Lamberto Vacchi, Luca Verrascina and Francesco Arese.

The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition.[4]

In addition to a full range of track and field events,[5][6] non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

  1. ^ "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. ^ "2007 World Masters Athletics Championships". USA Track and Field.
  3. ^ "Masters_orari_gare" (PDF). Riccione 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  5. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  6. ^ "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.