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Entry Requirements & Procedures
Please read the following information. Registration link is below.
General Rules
The 2025 World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor in Alachua County, Florida, USA, (“Championships”) will be held under the regulations of World Athletics as modified for Masters by World Masters Athletics (“WMA”) via their Competition Rules and any other special rules specified for this competition.
During the Championships, each athlete will represent a country, and each country has a national Masters athletics organization that is a member of WMA (“National Organization”). Note: if you are unable to locate your National Organization, please e-mail the WMA Secretary at secretary@world-masters-athletics.org.
During the Championships, each athlete will represent a country, and each country has a national Masters athletics organization that is a member of WMA (“National Organization”). Note: if you are unable to locate your National Organization, please e-mail the WMA Secretary at secretary@world-masters-athletics.org.
Eligibility Requirements
The Championships are open only to men and women who are age 35+ (born on or before 23 March 1990) and who are physically fit. Entering the Championships does not require any specific level of performance.
An athlete must be a citizen of the country they will represent, or they must be a resident of that country for a minimum of 3 years. If an athlete has represented a different country at a previous WMA World Championship or Regional Championship, they must have change-of-allegiance paperwork on file with WMA at least 30 days before the registration deadline.
All athletes must meet the requirements of WMA and their National Organization, and they must have their registration accepted by their National Organization in order to be eligible to participate in the Championships. It is each athlete’s responsibility to ensure that they understand and meet all the requirements prior to registering for the Championships. An athlete’s National Organization has the right to reject registrations of athletes whom they con- sider ineligible or who do not meet their requirements.
Submission of a registration signifies that the athlete agrees to follow the rules laid down by WMA and the technical and organizing committees. WMA has the right to reject registrations of athletes whom they consider ineligible or who do not meet WMA’s requirements.
An athlete must be a citizen of the country they will represent, or they must be a resident of that country for a minimum of 3 years. If an athlete has represented a different country at a previous WMA World Championship or Regional Championship, they must have change-of-allegiance paperwork on file with WMA at least 30 days before the registration deadline.
All athletes must meet the requirements of WMA and their National Organization, and they must have their registration accepted by their National Organization in order to be eligible to participate in the Championships. It is each athlete’s responsibility to ensure that they understand and meet all the requirements prior to registering for the Championships. An athlete’s National Organization has the right to reject registrations of athletes whom they con- sider ineligible or who do not meet their requirements.
Submission of a registration signifies that the athlete agrees to follow the rules laid down by WMA and the technical and organizing committees. WMA has the right to reject registrations of athletes whom they consider ineligible or who do not meet WMA’s requirements.
Age Groups
Individual events are divided into age groups as shown below:
General Entry Information
Entry into the Championships consists of three main parts:
1. Registration
Athletes may register online or by using a paper registration form. Online is the preferred method of registration. See below for details about each method. All registrations must include full payment to be considered valid. Athletes who cannot pay online must instead send a paper registration form and payment to their National Organization, which will then register them and pay on their behalf. The registration deadline is 23 January 2025. No registrations will be accepted after the registration deadline.
2. Validation
All registrations are subject to validation by each athlete’s National Organization. National Organizations will confirm the athlete’s date of birth, citizenship and/or residential qualifications, and other relevant requirements. After an athlete’s registration has been validated, its status will display as “accepted” on the list of registrations on the Championships website. National Organizations may also reject registrations of athletes whom they consider ineligible or who do not meet their requirements.
Validation is a manual process that each National Organization completes, so there will be some time (days or weeks) between when an athlete submits their registration and when it is validated. Athletes who have questions about the status of their registration or about the requirements for their country should contact their National Organization. For athletes who represent a country that is not a WMA Member Country, their registrations will be subject to the approval of the WMA Council.
3. Confirmation/Declaration
Athletes must complete the confirmation/declaration process to confirm whether or not they will participate in their events (confirm or scratch). This process begins at the start of the Championships. The Championships website and the Competition Handbook will provide details about the confirmation/declaration process, including applicable deadlines.
Registration Fees
- Registration Fee: $80 USD
- Each Individual Event: $40 USD
- Pentathlon: $50 USD
- Accompanying Person (age 14 or older): $30 USD
- Accompanying Person (under age 14): $15 USD
- Country-Specific Team Fee: Varies by Country
No refunds are available. All fees are registration fees, not participation fees, and there are no refunds for any reason.
There is no registration fee for relays. Only one relay per country, per relay distance, per age group is allowed. Registration for relays will be done during the Championships by the team managers.
There is no registration fee for relays. Only one relay per country, per relay distance, per age group is allowed. Registration for relays will be done during the Championships by the team managers.
Online Registration Procedure
- Complete the online registration form prior to the registration deadline
- Submit payment by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) at the end of the registration process
- Save and/or print the confirmation screen for your records
- Send a copy of your birth certificate to your National Organization for validation purposes if you have not already done so in the past, and meet any other requirements set forth by your National Organization
- Your National Organization will complete the validation process for your registration
Paper Registration Procedure
- Contact your National Organization to request a paper registration form
- Confirm the latest date required by your National Organization for submission of your paper registration. NB: Your National Organization MUST input your registration and payment into the online entry system prior to the registration deadline
- Complete the registration form and make a copy for your records
- Send the completed registration form and all registration fees to your National Organization prior to the registration deadline (do not send paper registration forms directly to the LOC). NB: Paper registrations sent to your National Organization for processing MUST include all registration fees
- Send a copy of your birth certificate to your National Organization for validation purposes if you have not already done so in the past, and meet any other requirements set forth by your National Organization
- Your National Organization will submit your registration, pay on your behalf, and complete the validation process for your registration
WMA National Organization Requirements
WMA requires that each National Organization validate all of its country’s registrations electronically via the
online entry system. WMA will accept only those athletes whose registrations have been validated by National Organizations. Each National Organization must also input any paper registrations it receives from its athletes
into the online entry system. Payment is required at the time the registrations are submitted. If for some reason a National Organization is unable to pay online, it must request an exemption from WMA. If the exemption is granted, the National Organization will be provided with details about how to pay offline. The National Organization will still be required to input paper registrations into the online entry system and to validate its registrations electronically. All registrations must be submitted online and paid before 23 January 2025.
Any registrations for which WMA has not received payment by this deadline will be canceled, and those athletes will be ineligible to compete. No exceptions will be allowed. In addition, all registrations must be validated before 30 January 2025. Any registrations that have not been validated by this deadline may be rejected, and those athletes will be ineligible to compete. National Organizations will receive communications regarding the entry process prior to the start of registration. National Organizations that do not receive these communications should contact the WMA Secretary.
Any registrations for which WMA has not received payment by this deadline will be canceled, and those athletes will be ineligible to compete. No exceptions will be allowed. In addition, all registrations must be validated before 30 January 2025. Any registrations that have not been validated by this deadline may be rejected, and those athletes will be ineligible to compete. National Organizations will receive communications regarding the entry process prior to the start of registration. National Organizations that do not receive these communications should contact the WMA Secretary.