Wasn’t this resolved? I’ve reported about the insane dueling federations of India. But a report in The Times of India labels the national masters championships Feb. 24 “the selection trials for the 18th Asian Masters Athletics Championships.” Sigh. We’re a
Call it Aerobics 2.0. If boomers (and their parents) start rolling wine bottles under their backs at 3 a.m., drain the market of Sudoku puzzles and take up the Western roll, we’ll have Bruce Grierson to thank. Olga Kotelko, too.
On Christmas Eve, I posted a 1996 story about Norwegian distance runner Tor Aanensen. A few days later, author Stephen Seiler found Tor’s phone number and called him. Here’s the report: “He is 73 years old now. We had a nice
World champion Margaret Peters of New Zealand won the 60 (into a stiff wind), 100 and 200 at the Oceania Masters Athletics Championships in Bendigo, Australia, and may have been disappointed in her 19.2 hand-time for the 1. She made
Starting this year, women 60-74 will throw the 500-gram javelin instead of the 400-gram spear, thanks to approval of an Australian proposal at Porto Alegre worlds. USATF adopted the new specs at the Indy annual meeting, and Jerry Bookin-Weiner says
Gary Snyder, USATF national masters chair, reports that he’s in final arrangements with USATF Indy HQ for a Team USA hotel at Budapest worlds in March. “Plan is to announce the final details on Thursday, January 16th, for booking through
This Italian track site reports: “Ugo Sansonetti today celebrates 95 years. One of the veterans of master Italian cut yet another milestone of a lifetime sport that has seen him put together a vast collection of medals and international records
New York is expensive, everyone knows. But $25 to enter a nonsanctioned all-comers meet? Most such events charge $5, but rarely over $10. (Even the Oregon TC meets at hallowed Hayward Field ask a maximum of $3.) But the famed
IAAF World Best Charles Allie smoked the track last July in Berea, Ohio, at the National Senior Games. Far behind in the M65 100 was Ahmad Faheem Shabazz, a former star and coach of the U.S. Army Rangers indoor and
An elite masters 100 is returning to San Diego State University in mid-March. Last year, it awarded close to $1,000 in prize money, with Jamaica M40 Chris Williams, a three-time Olympian, winning in 10.62. (Chris served a two-year suspension after
Competing at Wichita State University, world champ Bob Lida clocked 8.44 seconds for 60 meters Saturday, blasting his own M75 world indoor record of 8.56 set at Jyväskylä worlds in 2012. Results of the Bill Butterworth Invitational are here. Bob,
Our Ontario friend Karla Del Grande turned 60 last March, and from the looks of recent results, she’s ready to demolish indoor sprint records from 60 meters to 400 meters. At a Toronto all-comers meet Sunday, world-champ Karla ran the
