Athletics(Track & Field)

Sport Overview

Postponement has been decided for the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai.
The new dates are being arranged.
Please note that the followings are the information before the postponement was confirmed.

Track and field is a sport that combines track disciplines (sprints, middle-distance and long-distance running and hurdles) and field disciplines (throws and jumps) that are carried out in an athletics stadium

[Schedule]
　Wednesday, 18th May - Tuesday, 24th May 2022

[Venue]
　TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto・Sub-Field (Nishikyogoku Athletic Park) ＜Kyoto City, Kyoto＞

Event

(General Category)

Gender	Event	Age Categories
Men	100m, 200m 400m, 800m 1500m 5000m 10000m	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, 90+, 95+, 100+
	80mH	70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, 90+, 95+, 100+
	100mH	50+, 55+, 60+, 65+
	110mH	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+
	200mH	80+, 85+
	300mH	60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
	400mH	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+
	2000mSC	60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
	3000mSC	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+
	4×100mR	Total Age of four participating athletes: -159, 160-199, 200-239, 240+ A team composed of 4 to 6 athletes in each category shall apply.
	4×400mR	Total Age of four participating athletes: -159, 160-199, 200-239, 240+ A team composed of 4 to 6 athletes in each category shall apply.
	High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Hammer Javelin Weight Throws Pentathlon	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, 90+, 95+, 100+
Women	100m, 200m 400m, 800m 1500m 5000m 10000m	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, 90+, 95+, 100+
	80mH	40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
	100mH	30+, 35+
	200mH	70+, 75+
	300mH	50+, 55+, 60+, 65+
	400mH	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+
	2000mSC	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
	4×100mR	Total Age of four participating athletes: -159, 160-199, 200-239, 240+ A team composed of 4 to 6 athletes in each category shall apply.
	4×400mR	Total Age of four participating athletes: -159, 160-199, 200-239, 240+ A team composed of 4 to 6 athletes in each category shall apply.
	High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Hammer Javelin Weight Throws Pentathlon	30+, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+, 85+, 90+, 95+, 100+

(Category of Para Events) * To be determined
* Para Events shall be according to the “List of Para Events” and the “Classification Guideline”

Eligibility

1. Applicable to all athletes
Minimum age is 30 (born on or before 18th May 1992)
If a participant has an official record in the event(s) entered between 1st January 2019 and 31st December 2021, he/she is requested to enter it.

2. Category of athletes with impairments (Para Events)
Participants in this category must meet any of the following conditions (necessary information must be entered at the time of application for participation).
As a general rule, the entry and classification in the category of athletes with impairments is based on self-declaration.
In addition, participants cannot make any protest concerning the eligibility of entry and the status of classification. participation qualification and classification.
　(1) Domestic participants
　　a) The participant must hold the status determined by the National or International Classification.
　　b) The participant has a physical impairment certificate or rehabilitation certificate.
　(2) Overseas participants
　　a) The participant must hold the status determined by the National or International Classification.
　　b) Persons who wish to participate for conditions other than stated at the item a) must state the content of their impairments when applying. The organiser will comprehensively determine whether the condition is satisfied based on the described contents and reply whether their participation is allowed or not.
In addition, It is possible to participate in both the general section and the Category of athletes with impairments, however including the Category of athletes with impairments Domestic participants may participate in up to two individual events and up to two relay events, Overseas participants may participate in up to five individual events and up to two relay events.
　For the same type (example: general category 100m and category of para events 100m), it is scheduled to be held at the same time, so participation is not possible due to competition management.

Age Requirement

The age as of Tuesday 18th May 2022 shall apply.
In line with the sport-specific rules, an athlete must compete in their designated age group, with your age determined as at 18th May 2022 – the first day of Athletics competition at the Games.
For example, if you turn 40 by the first day of competition, you would compete in the 40+ age category.

Sport News

[6th October 2021] Updated “5 Competition Dates” of Sports Information Guide.
[16th July 2021] Updated “World Anti-Doping Code” and “the rules of the International Masters Games Association” of Sports Information Guide.
[1st March 2021] We have released the Sports Information Guide with new schedule!

Sports Information Guide

Explanatory Table of Para Event Class Divisions (Throws)

List of Events and Throwing Weights

Schedule

Sport	Discipline	May 2022																	Venues
		13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
		Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Athletics	Track & Field						●	●	●	●	●	●	●						TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto・Sub-Field (Nishikyogoku Athletic Park)
	10km Road Race										●								Hikone 10km Road Course (The Starting Line: Hikone View Hotel)
	Half Marathon																●	●	Kishu Kuchikumano Marathon Course
	EKIDEN										●								Tanabe Sports Park
	Race Walking										●								Rokko Island West side Course

※The above schedule was created based on the information that is current as of 1st March, 2021. It is subject to change due to various circumstances in the future.

Venue

TAKEBISHI Stadium Kyoto・Sub-Field (Nishikyogoku Athletic Park)

Location	29 Nishi-kyogoku Shinmeicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
Games Accreditation	―	Sports Check-in	◯
Access	10 minutes Walking from Nishi-kyogoku Sta. Transportation Information Guide
Official Homepage	http://www.kyoto-sports.or.jp/facilities/detail.php?id=4

Sport Check-in

[Date and Time]
　Tuesday, 17th May 2022, 9:00 - 16:30
　Wednesday, 18th May – Monday, 23th May 2022, 8:30 - 16:30
　Tuesday, 24th May 2022, 8:30 - 11:30

[Venue]
　Takebishi Stadium Kyoto (Nishikyogoku Athletic Park)
　In front of the main entrance

[Remarks]
　The athlete Bibs , the program and others will be distributed.

Nearest Village

Masters Village

Masters Village Kyoto
(Porta Underground Shopping Mall – Kyoto Station)

Location	902 Higashishiokojicho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
Access	・From JR Kyoto Station, take the central exit and go down to the basement level using the escalator. Turn right at the first passage and proceed straight ahead. The next square is “Porta Plaza”. ・From the airport bus drop-off location “Kyoto Station Hachijo-guchi”, proceed to “Hachijo East Exit” of Kyoto Station and go down to the 2nd basement level. Please proceed straight through the underground passage. “Porta Plaza” is on the left at the north gate of Subway Kyoto Station. Transportation Information Guide
Official Homepage	http://www.porta.co.jp/floor