2001 World Masters Athletics Championships

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2001 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Brisbane, Australia, from 1 to 14 July 2001. The main venue was Queen Elizabeth II Sports Complex, comprising Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (called "ANZ Stadium" at that time) and the newly rebuilt State Athletics Facility. : 19 : 1 Some stadia events were held at University of Queensland Sport Athletics Centre. : 7 : 22 Non-stadia venues included St Lucia Golf Course for Cross Country : 15 and University of Queensland for Road Walks. South Bank Parklands hosted a 5K Fun Run/Walk before the start of competitions, : 1 : 14 : 16 and was the site for start and finish of the Marathon, which followed an inner city route and the Brisbane River. : 17 This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. : 1 : 1 The governing body of this series was formally renamed from World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) to World Masters Athletics (WMA) during General Assembly at this Championships on 11 July, : 15 : 56 though the WAVA name was still used throughout the competitions and WAVA was prominent in the logo. This Championships was organized by WAVA/WMA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): David Lloyd, Kerry Watson, Jacey Octigan, Allan Bell.In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.

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