Next week’s 15th World Masters Athletics Championships will have dozens of dramatic dashes — but none as momentous as the slowest. For the first time in WAVA/WMA meet history, two centenarians will line up beside each other in the same
Tony Young, 41, of Redmond, Wash. — competing against runners his own age for once — smashed the listed American M40 outdoor record for 3,000 meters Saturday at the Hayward Classic in Eugene, Oregon. And he wasn’t the only great
I’m a little worried about the Puerto Rico WMA organizers. They don’t have Cuba on their list of entered countries, but news stories have said that at least three former Cuban stars have been specifically invited to compete — including
The German town of Sindelfingen hasn’t officially been chosen to host the inaugural 2004 World Indoor Masters Championships. Indeed, WMA has not even officially scheduled a 2004 WC indoor meet. But WMA Emperor Torsten Carlius already is touting the event
Officials of World Masters Athletics are not all ethics-challenged. Many quietly execute their duties with sensitivity to the sport and its athletes. One is world champion and world record holder Ralph Romain of Trinidad and Tobago, one of the greatest
I’m distressed by some reactions to my WMA conflict-of-interest rant. They boil down to: “Say what?” Or “Who cares?” The former call my screed “disjointed” and confusing. The latter wonder what the big deal is. OK, I’ll try again. But
The WMA Web site recently deep-sixed its public Forum. Could the WMA Constitution and Bylaws be next? A close reading of WMA rules reveals that at least four members of the WMA Council — including two-term President Torsten Carlius of
Tony Young of Redmond, Washington, turned 41 in April but hasn’t shown signs of slowing after his record-setting M40 debut in 2002. Saturday at the Seattle International Track & Field Classic, Tony lowered his own USA masters outdoor mile record
USATF Masters Track & Field Chairman George Mathews has a strongly worded column in the current June issue of National Masters News titled “Status of the Inaugural World Indoor Championships.” Traditionally and rightly, the same column is posted within days
Picture this: the front page of MLB.com featuring a single group photo of commissioner Bud Selig and a bunch of balding club owners. Or this: the gateway page to IAAF.org boasting a lone shot of IAAF President Lamine Diack and
Larry Stuart, one of the greatest javelin throwers in masters history, says he’s retiring from competition after being robbed of another potential world age-group record. For at least the second time this season, meet organizers failed to provide a steel
Manuel de Jesus, a spokesman for next month’s WMA world championships in Puerto Rico, passes along the great news that three Web sites will be posting meet results in expeditious fashion. The bad news — results will cover only 2,600-plus
