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Congratulations to our 2023 AMA Hall of Fame inductees

from left:  Jan Banens and Marie Kay

AUS Team Manager Appointments for Bathurst and Torun

AMA wishes to announce the appointment of Amanda Coombe as manager for the AMA team competing at the World Masters Cross Country Championship in Bathurst on February 18 & 19th, 2023. This event is in conjunction with the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Amanda has a lifetime of athletics experience as a competitor, coach and relay selector. She has been able to marry her teaching, personal training and coaching experience into a unique skill set for those that are coached and trained by her and is a Level 2 Accredited coach with Athletics Australia. A former National League Basketball player, Amanda has won numerous State and Australian Masters Athletics Championships over 800m and 1500m and several medals at the world level. She has been an Australian Masters Relay selector 5 times, Manager of State Cross country teams and the Manager of the Australian Ekiden relay team.

Steve McGugan has been appointed as the Manager for the AMA team competing at the World Masters Indoor Championship in Torun, Poland, March 26-April 1. Steve was Senior Manager of the AMA team in Perth 2016, Assistant Manager in Lyon 2015, Budepest 2012, Torun 2019 and Chair of the LOC for the Darwin AMAC in 2017. Steve competed in Hurdles, relays and indoor pentathlon and currently holds an AMA record for the 55-59 60M hurdles. As a younger person he played first grade cricket at Mosman, alongside Alan Border and Rugby for the Gordon Club. He has worked professionally in sports as a coaching director and assistant coach with the Sydney Kings and is currently teaching Maths at Darwin High School.  

News – WMA
2024 WMA Marathon World Championship

Dear Regional Representatives and WMA Members,

The WMA Council is happy to announce their intention to schedule a WMA Marathon Championship in 2024.

Previously the WMA Marathon has been held in the past as part of our Stadia championships and following the General Assembly decision in Perth in 2016, the first separate WMA Marathon Championship was held in Toronto in 2018. With the advent of Covid it has not been possible until now to continue planning this championship event.

It is desirable that the event is held in conjunction with an already planned local or Masters’ Marathon in any region. WMA would, therefore, be pleased to hear from any Regional Masters organisation or National Federation which might be interested in hosting the event in 2024. Details, guidelines and Bid intention letter will be published soon.

Best Regards

Juan Ordóñez
WMA Secretary