2015 World Masters Athletics Championships information
International athletics championship event
2015 World Masters Athletics Championships
Dates
4 - 16 August 2015
Host city
Lyon, France
Venue
Stade de Balmont
Level
Masters
Type
Outdoor
Participation
8073 athletes from 98[1] nations
Official website
Archived 2015-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
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45°47′16″N4°47′51″E / 45.7879°N 4.7976°E / 45.7879; 4.7976 (Stade de Balmont)
Stade du RhôneStade Pierre DuboeufCentre d'Information Technique
2015 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 21st in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships
that took place in Lyon, France from 4 to 16 August 2015.
[2][3][4]
This was the last odd year of the biennial Championships; beginning in 2016, the Championships will be held in even-numbered years.
[1]
The change was made to avoid conflict with the quadrennial World Masters Games, which had been held in odd-numbered years since 2005.
[5]
The main venue was Stade de Balmont (Stade de La Duchère).
[1]
Supplemental venues included Stade du Rhône (Stade de Parilly) for road races and throwing events,
[6]
the newly resurfaced Stade Pierre Duboeuf in Bron,
[7]
the newly resurfaced Stade Laurent Gérin in Vénissieux,
[8]
and Halle d'athlétisme Stéphane-Diagana as the Centre d'Information Technique.
[9]: 14 : 46–51
This Championships was organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by Marcel Ferrari, Ligue d'Athlétisme Rhône-Alpes (Athlé).
[1][10]
The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition.
[11]
In addition to a full range of track and field events,
[12][13]
non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk, Half Marathon
[14]
and Marathon.
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^"Lyon 2015". World Masters Athletics. 10 March 2018.
^"Track & Field Media Coverage - 2015". USATF Masters.
^"France: the city of Lyon hosted the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships". Silver Economy and Ageing Well. August 21, 2015.
^Ken Stone (July 14, 2011). "Masters outdoor world meets shifting to even-number years". Masterstrack.com.
^"CHAMPIONNATS DU MONDE VETERANS 2015: LYON A FAIT LE BUZZ!". Ligue d'Athlétisme Rhône-Alpes. April 14, 2011.
^"France welcomes 8042 registered athletes from all parts of the world". European Masters Athletics.
^"Competition Rules". World Masters Athletics. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
^Martin Gasselsberger. "WMA World Masters Athletics RULES OF COMPETITION". Masters Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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