European Masters Games

The European Masters Games (EMG) is a multi-sport event, consisting of summer sports, that is held every four years. The European Masters Games are owned by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), who also own the World Masters Games. The age categories vary depending on the sport but the competition is generally for people 30–35 years or older. The first games were held in 2008 in Malmö, Sweden. The European Masters Games are held once every four year, while the last games were held in 2015 in Nice, France, the next games will be celebrated in Turin, Italy, in 2019. The International Masters Games Association (IMGA), which is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, is the body responsible for the bidding and placing of the games.

History

The first European Masters Games (EMG) was held from August 29 to September 7, 2008 in Malmö, Sweden. There was a total of 3,022 athletes who competed in 18 sports during the 10 days the games were held.

Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Sports Athletes
12008Malmö Sweden29 August – 7 September183,022
22011Lignano Sabbiadoro Italy10 – 20 September204,000
32015Nice France1 – 11 October277,200
42019Turin Italy26 July – 4 August317,500
52023Tampere Finland20 June – 2 July

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Summer Sports
NumberEvent2008201120152019
Main Sports
1Athletics
2CanoeingNo
3CyclingNo
4RowingNo
5SailingNoNo
6ShootingNoNo
7SwimmingNoNo
Combat Sports
8Fencing
9JudoNo
10Karate
11TaekwondoNo
12WrestlingNoNoNo
Team Sports
13American FootballNoNoNo
14BandyNoNoNo
15BasketballNoNo
16Beach Volleyball
17Field HockeyNoNoNo
18FloorballNoNoNo
19FootballNo
20FutsalNoNo
21Handball
22SoftballNoNoNo
23RugbyNo
24VolleyballNo
Racket Sports
25BadmintonNo
26PaddleNoNoNo
27SquashNoNo
28Table TennisNoNo
29TennisNo
Other Sports
30Archery
31Cue sportsNoNoNo
32DancesportNo
33GolfNo
34OrienteeringNo
35PetanqueNoNoNo
36Sport ClimbingNoNoNoNo
37TriathlonNo
38WakeboardingNoNoNoNo
39WeightliftingNo

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See also

References
  1. Athletics at heart of 2011 European Masters Games in Lignano. European Athletics (2011-04-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
  2. Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2012-08-04 at Archive.today. Lignano2011. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
  3. The European Masters Games 2011. British Weightlifting. Retrieved on 2011-04-29.
  4. https://www.imga.ch/assets/Uploads/Reports/EMG2008-Final-Report.pdf
  5. http://websites.sportstg.com/select_node.cgi?cID=2209&p=1
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417025444/https://registration.emg-nice2015.fr/en/sports
  7. https://www.torino2019emg.org/en/all-sport/
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