2010 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships


2010 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates2-7 March 2010
Host cityKamloops, Canada
VenueTournament Capital Centre
LevelMasters
TypeIndoor
Participation1384 athletes from
62[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2010-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
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50°40′07″N 120°21′54″W / 50.668611°N 120.365°W / 50.668611; -120.365 (Tournament Capital Centre)

McArthur Island Park

2010 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the fourth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This fourth edition took place in Kamloops, Canada, from 2 to 7 March 2010. [2] This is the first WMACi to be hosted outside of Europe.

The main venue was Tournament Capital Centre Fieldhouse, [3] which has a flat indoor track. [4] Supplemental venues included McArthur Island Park for Cross Country and Race Walk, and Kamloops Golf and Country Club for Half Marathon.

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Judy Armstrong and Bob Cowan. [1]

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. [5]

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [6] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [7] 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.

  1. ^ a b "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. ^ "2010 World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor". USA Track and Field. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. ^ "Tournament Capital Centre (TCC)". City of Kamloops. February 25, 2008.
  4. ^ Ken Stone (February 25, 2008). "Kamloops to host first non-European indoor worlds". Masterstrack.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  6. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  7. ^ "WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests" (PDF). World Masters Athletics. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-01.