2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships
Dates25-31 March 2023
Host cityToruń, Poland
VenueArena Toruń
LevelMasters
TypeIndoor
Official websitewmaci2023.com
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53°01′04″N 18°35′12″E / 53.0177491°N 18.5866731°E / 53.0177491; 18.5866731 (Arena Toruń)

Municipal Stadium
Rudelka Park

2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This ninth edition took place in Toruń, Poland, from 25 to 31 March 2023. [1]

This Championships was originally scheduled for 6-12 April, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada, [2] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was repeatedly postponed, first to 2022, [3] then to 2023, [4] but that was also canceled when Athletics Alberta withdrew its sponsorship in April 2022. [5]

The main venue is 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 include Municipal Stadium for throws, and Rudelka Park for Cross Country.

This Championships is organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) [8] headed by Michał Zaleski, Mayor of Toruń, and Wacław Krankowski, President of Polish Masters Athletics.

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] Since 2019 in addition to indoor disciplines, outdoor stadia events Hammer Throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw and non-stadia events Half Marathon, 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk are included.[11] New for the Championships was a mixed 4 x 200m relay.[1]

Results

Official daily results are archived at domtel-sport.pl. [12] Official world records for each event are archived at WMA. [13]

Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2023 are from WMA unless otherwise noted. [14] [15]

Women

Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
W60 60 Meters Nicole Alexis on YouTube  FRA
8.33
W60 200 Meters Nicole Alexis on YouTube  FRA
27.34
W70 200 Meters Karla Del Grande on YouTube [16]  CAN
31.18
W60 400 Meters Virginia Mitchell on YouTube  GBR
1:04.55
W70 400 Meters Karla Del Grande on YouTube [16]  CAN
1:11.34
W60 800 Meters
Video on YouTube
Virginia Mitchell [17]  GBR
2:29:96
Sue McDonald  USA
2:25.72
W60 1500 Meters Sue McDonald on YouTube [18]  USA
5:08.88
W65 60 Meters Hurdles Jane Horder on YouTube  GBR
10.00
W50 Triple Jump Andrea Szirbucz  HUN
11.69
W85 Shot Put Sumiko Yamakawa  BRA
8.27
W60 Javelin Throw Genowefa Patla  POL
41.14
W85 Discus Throw Sumiko Yamakawa  BRA
21.22
W70 3000 Meters Race Walk Maria Orlete Mendes  POR
17:39.27
W75 3000 Meters Race Walk Antonina Tyshko  UKR
20:02.27

Men

Event Athlete(s) Nationality Performance
M45 200 Meters Lion Martinez on YouTube [19]  SWE
22.23
M60 200 Meters John Wright on YouTube  GBR
24.28
M90 200 Meters Hiroo Tanaka  JPN
38.79
M55 800 Meters Francesco D'Agostino on YouTube  ITA
2:06.10
M55 60 Meters Hurdles Derek Pye on YouTube [20]  USA
8.41
M75 Triple Jump Karl Ollie Borg  SWE
9.79
M85 High Jump Carl-Erik Särndal  SWE
1.27
M70 Pole Vault Wolfgang Ritte  GER
3.56
M75 Hammer Throw Jerzy Jabłoński  POL
51.88
M75 Weight Throw Arild Bursterud  NOR
20.99
M85 Pentathlon Paulus Makkonen  FIN
2836

Medals

  *   Host nation (Poland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Poland*836752202
2 Germany747486234
3 United States565738151
4 Great Britain494958156
5 Spain373938114
6 Italy33231975
7 Ireland28232475
8 Finland27181459
9 France26243484
10 Sweden22221458
11 Australia1271130
12 Netherlands1191131
13 Norway9141033
14 Portugal97622
15 Canada8111231
16 Ukraine77822
17 Estonia75315
18 Denmark73414
19 Lithuania64313
20 Kenya6309
21 Belgium54615
22 Hungary54413
23 Brazil5139
24 Latvia410721
25 Japan4318
26 Tunisia4217
27 Czech Republic3161029
28 Austria35513
29 New Zealand3216
30 Greece3159
31 India3115
32 Romania25714
33 Slovakia2349
34 Mexico2226
35  Switzerland2215
36 Bulgaria2114
37 Puerto Rico2024
38 United Arab Emirates2002
39 South Africa1214
40 Luxembourg1203
41 Jamaica1102
 Venezuela1102
43 Iran1023
44 Ecuador1001
 San Marino1001
46 Slovenia0347
47 Croatia0202
48 Hong Kong0123
49 Chile0101
 Montenegro0101
 Senegal0101
 Trinidad and Tobago0101
 Turkey0101
54 Israel0022
55 Argentina0011
 Egypt0011
 Iceland0011
 Malta0011
Totals (58 entries)5805455211646
Source: [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Announcement: 2023 WMA Indoor Championships will be held in Toruń, Poland". World Master Athletics. June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "World Master Athletics Indoor Championships 2021". 2021 World Master Athletics Indoor Championships. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. ^ "WMA President Announcement – Championships". World Master Athletics. June 16, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. ^ "Letter from WMA President – Margit Jungmann". World Master Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. ^ "2023 WMA Indoor Championship Announcement". World Masters Athletics. April 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sports and Entertainment Arena". Urząd Miasta Torunia. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  7. ^ "European Indoor Athletics Championships:Torun 2021". MONDO S.p.A. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  8. ^ "Indoor". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  9. ^ "Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  10. ^ Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  11. ^ "World Masters Indoor Championships – Standard Championships Events". Wellington Masters Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  12. ^ "World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships TORUŃ (POL), March 26 - April 1, 2023". domtel-sport.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  13. ^ "RECORDS". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  14. ^ "World Records set at WMACi2023". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  15. ^ "Powell and Del Grande have another thrilling race!". World Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  16. ^ a b Karla Del Grande competed in the W65 age group but turned 70 during this Championships.
  17. ^ Virginia Mitchell's W60 800m record of 2:29:96 was bettered less than 10 minutes later by Sue McDonald (USA), who ran 2:25.72 and finished 3rd in the W55 age group, though McDonald turned 60 during this Championships.
  18. ^ Sue McDonald competed in the W55 age group but turned 60 during this Championships.
  19. ^ Lion Martinez set his M45 200m record of 22.23 in a morning semi-final; Martinez won the evening final in 22.42.
  20. ^ Derek Pye set his M55 60m hurdles record of 8.41 in heat 1 to qualify for finals, however Pye tripped over the last hurdle while in the lead in the finals and finished 6th.
  21. ^ "World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships TORUŃ (POL), March 26 - April 1, 2023". domtel-sport.pl.

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