Participants
28676
Dates
10 – 18 Oct
Sports
28
Country
Australia
Fit, Fun and Forever Young
The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games embodied the spirit of being fit, fun, and forever young, as tens of thousands of athletes competed across the city’s iconic venues. With unforgettable moments of camaraderie and celebration, the Games left a vibrant legacy of health, joy, and lifelong passion for sport.
Athlete Comments & Reviews
“You get motivated to start again!”
“Seeing other people playing it’s kind of inspiring to think about taking other things up again.”
“We have so much fun and you share special moments together”
“You’re always among friends, and you have a lot of fun, and you cry together, you laugh together, you’re disappointed together.. But most of the time you just have fun.”
“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.
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