Asia Masters Athletics (AMA) is one of six continental based regional affiliates of World Masters Athletics (WMA), the global governing body for the division of Masters Athletics .
5-468: The Asia Masters Athletics Championships are the biannual championship of Asia Masters Athletics (AMA), one of six continental based regional affiliates of World Masters Athletics (WMA), known as the World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) from its formation in 1977 until 2001. WMA is the global governing body for the division of Masters athletics . It is held in opposite years from
10-636: The IAAF (the world governing body for the sport of athletics ). Asia Masters Athletics conducts the Asia Masters Athletics Championships , a biannual regional competition for all affiliated countries, held in opposite years from the World Masters Athletics Championships and conducts the site survey and selection for those championships. Also as a regional affiliate, Asia Masters Athletics
15-648: The World Masters Athletics Championships . The event also hosts the Asia Masters General Assembly, the political gathering of the AMA which selects the locations of subsequent championships. Taipei, Taiwan was selected to hold the 2012 championships. This is significant because China was a member of AMA at the time. Taiwan had hosted the championships previously but since China joined AMA, it had blocked bids on
20-865: The island. This could be a softening of the difficult relations between the two capitols which both have claimed each other's territories since 1949 . The last AMA Championships was held on December 2–6, 2019 in Kuching , Sarawak , Malaysia . The latest event of the AMA Championship after the Covid-19 Pandemic is being held on November 8–12, 2023 in New Clark City , Capas , Tarlac , Philippines . The next AMA Championships (The 23rd AMAC 2025) will be held in 2025 in Indonesia. Asia Masters Athletics The current president of
25-668: The organization is Mr. Viwat Vigrantanoros, who represents the Sports Authority of Thailand. Mr. Sivapragasam Sivasambo, from Malaysia is the organization's secretary and is the representing delegate to the WMA General Meeting which is held in conjunction with the World Masters Athletics Championships . The past president was Mr. Kiyoshi Konoike, who is also the general secretary Japan Masters. Mr. Vigrantanoros previously had been vice president of Stadia. The member nations of Asia Masters Athletics parallel those of
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