2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships


2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates25-30 March 2014
Host cityBudapest, Hungary
VenueSYMA Sports and Conference Centre
LevelMasters
TypeIndoor
Participation3383 athletes from
69[1] nations
Official websiteArchived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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47°30′03″N 19°06′02″E / 47.5007°N 19.1006°E / 47.5007; 19.1006 (SYMA Sports and Conference Centre)

Ferenc Puskás Stadium in 2014

2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the sixth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This sixth edition took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 25 to 30 March 2014. [2]

The main venue was SYMA Sport- és Rendezvényközpont (English: SYMA Sports and Conference Centre), which has a banked indoor track where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues included Ferenc Puskás Stadium (demolished in 2017), KSI for throwing events, and City Park (Hungarian: Városliget) for non-stadia road events. [3]

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Márton Gyulai, Chairman, Hungarian Athletics Association. [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. [4]

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [5] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [6] 10K Race Walk, Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.

  1. ^ a b "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. ^ "2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships". USA Track and Field. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. ^ "Venues". WMACi Budapest 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. 11 February 2018. 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 2021-12-27.
  6. ^ "WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests" (PDF). World Masters Athletics. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-01.