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The History of Masters/Veteran Athletics (abbreviated) Founding fathers of the masters movement: Earliest veteran competitors were mainly road-runners. IGAL (Interessen-Gemeinschaft Alterer Langstreckenlaufer = Partnership of Older Long Distance Runners) formed in 1968. First Marathon CHs in Holland. NZL had early runners movements, and the interests were imported to the USA, leading after 1965 to the formation of the USA Masters Track and Field Team (San Diego Attorney David Pain). International Veteran Track and Field meets followed.

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World Non-Stadia Championships The biennial World Veterans Non-Stadia Championships were first held in 1992 and renamed the World Masters Non-Stadia Championships in 2002 following the change in name of the governing body of veterans athletics from the WAVA (World Association of Veteran Athletes)
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Records EVENTS MEN Main Outdoor Men Pentathlon Outdoor Pentathlon Men Throws Pentathlon Outdoor Throws Pentathlon Men Combined Events Decathlon EVENTS WOMEN Main Outdoor Women Pentathlon Outdoor Pentathlon Women Throws Pentathlon Outdoor Throws Pentathlon Women Combined Events Heptathlon *** WMA World Record Applications
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Records EVENTS MEN Main Indoor Men Pentathlon Indoor Pentathlon Men EVENTS WOMEN Main Indoor Women Pentathlon Indoor Pentathlon Women *** WMA World Record Application *** World Records set in 2017 Daegu, Korea The Championships in numbers Championships Indoor 7th Indoor World
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