2013 World Masters Athletics Championships

2013 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates16 - 27 October 2013
Host cityPorto Alegre, Brazil
VenueCETE
LevelMasters
TypeOutdoor
Participation4138 athletes from
82[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2013-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
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30°03′23″S 51°13′10″W / 30.05638°S 51.21952°W / -30.05638; -51.21952 (CETE)

UFRGS
Parque Marinha do Brasil
Orla do Guaíba

2013 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 20th in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 16 to 27 October 2013. [2] [3]

The main venue was Centro Estadual de Treinamento Esportivo (CETE), [4] which had a newly laid track. [5] Supplemental venues included Estádio Universitário da PUCRS at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sociedade de Ginástica Porto Alegre (SOGIPA). [1] [2] Non-stadia road races were held at Parque Marinha do Brasil and Orla do Guaíba. [6]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Estate of Rio Grande Do Sul, City Hall of Porto Alegre, ABRAM (Brazilian Association of Athletics Master) - Francisco Hypolito da Silveira and Group AUSTRAL - Vinicius Garcia. [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. [7]

In addition to a full range of track and field events, [8] [9] non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk, Half Marathon and Marathon.

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  2. ^ a b "Porto Alegre 2013". World Masters Athletics.
  3. ^ "2013 World Masters Athletics Championships". USA Track and Field.
  4. ^ "Campeonato". wma2013. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013.
  5. ^ Bridget Cushen (20 October 2013). "More from Porto Alegre – Day 4, 2013". British Masters Athletic Federation.
  6. ^ "Cerimônia de abertura do Mundial de Atletismo Master ocorre nesta terça". Governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. October 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  9. ^ "World Masters Athletic Championships". Wellington Masters Athletics.