Participants
24886
Dates
05 – 13 Oct 2002
Sports
26
Country
Australia
Biggest Global Multi-Sport Festival
The Melbourne 2002 World Masters Games proudly lived up to its title as the biggest multi-sport festival on earth, uniting tens of thousands of athletes in an unforgettable celebration of competition and community. From world-class venues to a festival atmosphere, the Games showcased Melbourne’s energy, diversity, and love for sport on a global stage.
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“You don’t get this big crowd elsewhere, it’s spectacular!”
The feeling an the atmosphere is just amazing. I’ ve never, even at the World Champs that I go to oversees, you just don’t get this bigger crowd, It’s really spectacular, it’s great.
“The best combination of sport and travel!”
“Good thing about sport, you meet people. It gives you a chance to travel, to new places you haven’t been.”
“You might compete against World Champions”
“Masters Games, you never know who the competition is going to be until you have a few races. Quite often they’re former Olympians or World Champions in their day. You get a very broad spectrum of athletes and their abilities over their lives which is a really good thing really.”
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