European Masters Games

European Masters Games
First event	2008
Headquarters	IMGA

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
1	2008	Malmö	Sweden	29 August – 7 September	18	3,022
2	2011	Lignano Sabbiadoro	Italy	10 – 20 September	20	4,000
3	2015	Nice	France	1 – 11 October	27	7,200
4	2019	Turin	Italy	26 July – 4 August	31	7,500
5	2023[1]	Tampere	Finland	20 June – 2 July

Summer sports

Number	Event	2008[2]	2011[3]	2015[4]	2019[5]
Main Sports
1	Athletics
2	Canoeing	No
3	Cycling	No
4	Rowing	No
5	Sailing	No			No
6	Shooting	No		No
7	Swimming	No	No
Combat Sports
8	Fencing
9	Judo	No
10	Karate
11	Taekwondo	No
12	Wrestling		No	No	No
Team Sports
13	American football		No	No	No
14	Bandy		No	No	No
15	Basketball	No	No
16	Beach volleyball
17	Field hockey	No	No	No
18	Floorball	No	No	No
19	Football		No
20	Futsal	No		No
21	Handball
22	Softball	No	No	No
23	Rugby				No
24	Volleyball		No
Racket Sports
25	Badminton		No
26	Paddle	No	No	No
27	Squash		No		No
28	Table tennis		No		No
29	Tennis	No
Other Sports
30	Archery
31	Cue sports		No	No	No
32	Dancesport	No
33	Golf			No
34	Orienteering				No
35	Petanque	No	No		No
36	Sport climbing	No	No	No	No
37	Triathlon	No
38	Wakeboarding	No	No	No	No
39	Weightlifting	No

References

"European Masters Games 2023 | Masters Games Finland, Tampere".
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"International Masters Games (World Masters, European Masters) | More Sports".
"EMG App". registration.emg-nice2015.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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[1] "European Masters Games 2023 | Masters Games Finland, Tampere".

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "International Masters Games (World Masters, European Masters) | More Sports".

[4] "EMG App". registration.emg-nice2015.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)