At a regional level Masters competitions are organised by the Southern Veterans Athletics Association SCVAC and the Veterans Athletic Club VAC and at a national level by The British Masters Athletics Federation BMAF. These are regional masters clubs but there is also the option for BMAF Open membership, which anyone over 35 and registered with their athletics national governing body.can subscribe to. At present this membership is free but there is a supplement for entry to each competition. Details of all fixtures are to be found on the BMAF website and the respective are club website.
Everyone is welcome to enter BMAF, VAC and SCVAC track & field championships. There is currently no minimum entry standard for the BMAF and VAC competitions so that no-one is deterred from entry but equally there will be world-class athletes also competing, who will frequently be breaking British and World age-group records. SCVAC set standards for their Championships in order to ensure that medals are earned by SCVAC members, not given for ‘showing up’ and that athletes are set a goal.
For further information contact Peter Kennedy, BMAF IT Manager and VAC membership Secretary. Email: it@bmaf.org.uk
For more information regarding Sussex Masters click here
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June 5th
Kingsmeadow, Kingston Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT1 3PB
Events open to all UKA Registered athletes aged 35+.
The meeting will be held under WMA/UKA rules with Photo finish and EDM for long throws.
Entry will be £10 per event, £8 for additional events
Closing date for entries 1st June 2022 – NO LATE ENTRIES & NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.
The timetable will be sent to each athlete ASAP after the closing date, however the expected start time for the field events is 10am and the track is 12 noon.
To enter the Surrey County AA Masters Championships, Sussex County AA Championships you must possess a current Surrey or Sussex qualification. Details of the UKA rules regarding County qualification can be found here. There is also a definition of what constitutes the county of Surrey for this purpose.
To enter a County Championship you must not have competed in another county’s championship nor have represented another county in inter-county competition during the competition year beginning on 1st October 2021.
Surrey medals will be award in each event to the first three Surrey athletes per age category.
Sussex medals will be awarded in each event to the first three Sussex athletes per age category provided they have reached the SCVAC Medal Standard.
Veterans AC medals will be awarded in all the events except for the 5,000m, to the first three paid-up VAC members per age category. The VAC 5,000m championships will take place on 27 July at Wimbledon Park Athletics Stadium.