WMA President Torsten Carlius, in his first public comments on the site selection for the first World Masters Indoor Championships, confirms that Sindelfingen, Germany, has been endorsed by the WMA Council. However, he uses the phrase “if approved” to suggest
Oh well. Two days after posting a USA roster that included all entrants’ ages, USATF has uploaded a new roster of WMA world meet entrants that deletes the ages and adds M or F. Sigh. I’ve written to USATF.org webmaster
USATF, bless its PR-savvy soul, has posted the names, ages, events and home states of 365 USA entrants in this summer’s World Masters Athletic Championships — from M65 racewalker Carlos Acosta of California to M50 sprinter Zbigy Zlobicki of Michigan.
The May-June issue of California Track & Running News contains a very intriguing article about the new track at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson — intriguing because it mentions the M-word three times. M
Since posting here that World Masters Athletics has informed the German city of Sindelfingen that it had been chosen to host the inaugural World Masters Indoor Championships in March 2004, I’ve received a number of dispeptic notes saying I’m full
Troy Douglas, the recent M40 record claimant at 100 and 200 (on the same day!) isn’t your typical elite elder sprinter, oblivious to masters. In a recent e-mail exchange, Troy acknowledged: “I was aware of the records going in, but
World Masters Athletics has awarded its inaugural World Masters Indoor Championships to the small town of Sindelfingen, Germany — dismaying rival bidders New York City and Malmo, Sweden, and stirring private outrage among members of the WMA Council. According to
A German masters site reports that 273 Germans — 177 men and 96 women — have signed up so far to compete in the WMA World Masters Athletic Championships in Puerto Rico. The deadline has been extended to May 26,
Buried in the agate of the Mexico City meet where Ana Guevara set a world record in the rarely run 300-meter dash, some even rarer marks deserve our attention. Troy Douglas of the Netherlands took seventh in the 100 and
USA masters, rejoice! No more waiting until March of the following season to see how your marks in the current one rank. No more wondering during June, July and August who leads your age group. For the first time in
Tania Ciuciula. Annunziata Martone. Corrado Minervini. What’s with the Italians? Four months after the IAAF announced drug bans for the latter two Italian masters, yet another doping positive and suspension has been disclosed. The April issue of the IAAF News
Tony Young of Redmond, Washington, recently set an American M40 outdoor record in the 1500 — a mark that also exceeds the listed world WMA record as well. But unless he improves on it at the Eugene masters nationals, it
