The world’s largest multi-sport event – The World Masters Games.
The aim of the game is to encourage participation in sport throughout life. This years event was held in Auckland, New Zealand and featured a stunning opening ceremony.
Anyone can enter, it can be purely for fun or to compete! Some sports even coincide with a World Championships, this year they are orienteering and weightlifting.
It’s similar to the Olympics as the event is held every four years and supports the ethos ‘sport for all’.
It differs to the Olympics in that athletes do not represent a country nor is there a selection process, they are purely there to represent themselves.
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