2009 World Masters Games

thumb|alt=light-up sign welcoming people to the 2009 World Masters Games|Sign welcoming attendees to the opening ceremony The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, the seventh edition of a four–yearly event that has developed into the world's largest multi-sport event in terms of participation, http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.imga-masters.com/index.php?id=25 World Masters Games International Masters Games Association 2008-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080404151338/http://hosting2.sportingpulse.com/www.imga-masters.com/index.php?id=25 2008-04-04 dead was held from 10 October to 18 October 2009 in Sydney, the largest city in Australia and the capital city of New South Wales. Open to sportspeople of all abilities and most ages – the minimum age criterion ranges between 25 and 35 years depending on the sport – the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games included competitors from more than 100 countries who competed in 28 sports. Many of the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games sports competitions took place at 2000 Olympic Games venues, something that was not the case to any significant degree at any of the previous six World Masters Games. The Sydney International Regatta Centre, the Sydney International Shooting Centre and several Sydney Olympic Park facilities, including the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, the Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre and the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre to list just three, were just some of the sites at which Sydney 2009 World Masters Games competitors competed. Sports The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games featured 28 sports – 15 core sports that are mandatory for all events under the auspices of the International Masters Games Association and 13 optional sports that the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee proposed to the International Masters Games Association. SportMinimum ageVenue(s)Archery30Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre (target), The Armory (field), Five Dock Leisure Centre (indoor), to be advised (clout)Athletics30Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre MapBadminton35Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre MapBaseball35Blacktown Olympic Park Baseball Complex, Corbin ReserveBasketball30Hills Sports Stadium, Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Menai Indoor Sports Centre, Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Sutherland Leisure Centre, Thornleigh Indoor Sports CentreCanoeing/Kayaking30Penrith Whitewater Stadium (canoe polo and slalom), Sydney International Regatta Centre (flatwater), Nepean River (marathon)Cycling30Dunc Gray Velodrome (track and women's criterium), Lansdowne Park (men's criterium), Eastern Creek Raceway & Western Sydney International Dragway(individual time trial and road race)Diving25Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic CentreFootball30Valentine Sports Park, Bernie Mullane Sports Complex, Fred Caterson ReserveGolf35Bankstown Golf Club, Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Liverpool Golf Club, Long Reef Golf Club, Mona Vale Golf Club, Monash Country Club, New South Wales Golf Club, Pennant Hills Golf Club, Pymble Golf Club, Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club, St Michael's Golf Club, The Coast Golf Club, The Lakes Golf Club Hockey35Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, Cintra Park Hockey Centre, The Crest Hockey CentreLawn bowls30Birrong Bowling and Sports Club Netball35Anne Clark Netball Centre Map, Parramatta Auburn Netball Association CourtsOrienteering35Lithgow (long), Sydney (sprint)Rowing27Sydney International Regatta CentreRugby union30 for women and 35 for menTG Millner Field, Macquarie University Sports FieldsSailing35Woollahra Sailing Club, Dobroyd Aquatic ClubShooting30Sydney International Shooting CentreSoftball30Blacktown Olympic Park Softball Centre, Jacqui Osmond Softball Centre, Kelso Park North Softball ComplexSquash35Dural Squash and Fitness Centre, Thornleigh Squash and Fitness CentreSurf lifesaving30Manly Beach (subject to Council approval) Swimming25Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (pool), Chowder Bay (open water)Table tennis30Hurstville Aquatic Leisure CentreTennis30Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Cintra ParkTouch football30St Marys Leagues Club, The Kingsway Playing FieldsVolleyball30Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls (indoor) Map, Maroubra Beach (beach)Water polo30Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, MLC School Aquatic Centre, Ashfield Aquatic CentreWeightlifting35Sydney Olympic Park, Southee Complex Advisory Committee Appointed by the New South Wales Government to advise the New South Wales Minister for Sport and Recreation and the chief executive officer of the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee on all aspects of the planning and staging of the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games, the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Advisory Committee, as of March 2009, comprised these seven people: PositionNameOther rolesChairMargy OsmondChief Executive Officer of the Australian National Retailers AssociationMemberPhil Coles AMMember of the International Olympic Committee, Vice President of the World Taekwondo FederationMemberBob Elphinston OAMPresident of the International Basketball FederationMemberMichelle Ford-Eriksson MBE1980 Summer Olympic Games gold medallistMemberChris Jordan AOChairman of KPMG New South WalesMemberJohn MooreManaging Director of the Global Brands Group AustralasiaMemberDavid BrettellChief Executive Officer of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Organising Committee Headed by Shane O'Leary, the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Organising Committee comprised five divisions with, as of March 2009, its key personnel being: PositionNameChief Executive OfficerShane O'LearyChief Operating OfficerLynne Bates AMGroup Manager, Games ServicesJames HunterGroup Manager, Finance and Corporate ServicesSally JuddGroup Manager, MarketingRod DowlerGroup Manager, Communications & MediaNatalie SaltyskewerGroup Manager, Sport and VenuesNick Jordan See also World Masters Games References External links Sydney 2009 World Masters Games website Category:2009 in multi-sport events Category:October 2009 sports events in Australia 2009 Category:International sports competitions hosted at Sydney Olympic Park Category:Multi-sport events in Australia Category:2009 in New South Wales Category:2009 in Sydney