2019_World_Masters_Athletics_Indoor_Championships

2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships

International athletics championship event


53.0177491°N 18.5866731°E / 53.0177491; 18.5866731 (Arena Toruń)

Municipal Stadium
Rudelka Park
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2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the eighth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This eighth edition took place in Toruń, Poland, from 24 to 30 March 2019. [2] [3] [4] [5]

The main venue was Arena Toruń, which has a banked six-lane indoor track [6] [7] where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues included Municipal Stadium for throws, and Rudelka Park for Cross Country.

This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): Sandy Pashkin, Brian Keaveney, Wackaw Krankowski. [8]

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. [9]

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. [10] In addition to indoor competition, non-stadia events included Half Marathon, [11] 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 10K Road Race, [12] Weight Throw, Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.

Results

Official daily results are archived at domtel-sport.pl. [13] Past Championships results are archived at WMA. [14] as a searchable pdf. [15] Additional archives are available from European Masters Athletics [16] as a searchable pdf, [17] USATF Masters keeps a list of American record holders. [18] wmaci2023, the site that hosts the next (ninth) edition of the series (also in Toruń), publishes a list of world records set at the eighth edition. [19]

Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2019 are from the list of World Records in the European Masters Athletics searchable pdf unless otherwise noted.[17]:14

Women

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References

  1. "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
  2. "Mistrzostwa Świata Weteranów LA 2019 w Toruniu!". Toruń City Hall. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. Komitet Organizacyjny (Mar 24, 2019). "W TORUNIU RUSZYŁY MISTRZOSTWA ŚWIATA WETERANÓW". Polish track and field association. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. "Mistrzostwa świata w Toruniu będą rekordowe". RUNshop.pl. January 30, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  5. Camerapixo Photography Magazines and Books (Mar 27, 2019). "01 WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS - WMACI 2019 TORUŃ POLAND". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  6. "Sports and Entertainment Arena". Urząd Miasta Torunia. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  7. "Detailed schedule for Torun Indoor Championships now complete". World Masters Athletics. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  8. "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  9. Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. "WMA Championships Half Marathon Bests" (PDF). World Masters Athletics. April 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. "WMACI Toruń 2019: Medalowe żniwo Polaków w biegu ulicznym na 10 km!". festiwalbiegowy.pl. Mar 27, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  12. "World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor". domtel-sport.pl. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  13. "Championships Indoor". World Masters Athletics. February 3, 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  14. "Results". European Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  15. "USATF MTF Records". USATF Masters. December 5, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  16. Steve Smythe (Mar 29, 2019). "USA's Charles Allie breaks M70 200m record with 26.11 in Torun". Athletics Weekly.
  17. ERDENEZAYA (March 28, 2019). "85-year-old Mongolian breaks world record at WMACI in Poland". Premium Travel Mongolia LLC. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  18. "85-year-old Mongolian breaks world record at WMACI in Poland". Xinhua. March 28, 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

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