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MASTERS ATHLETICS SPRING 2013.

suspended the athlete for a period of two years, from             ,world champion/record holder (decathlon, pentathlon, M45)
September 07, 2012 until September 06, 2014.                      to attract the world's best masters athletes for the "Stendaler-
                                                                  Hanse-Cup“.
Carl-Eric Särndal, Sweden improved the World Record for
the M75 High Jump, twice in January.                              During the National Indoor Championships in Eaubonne
The record was previously held by Henry Andersen,                 (FRA) -last weekend-: Jean-Luc Duez (M50) improved the
Denmark with 1.41 set in 2009. At competitions in Jönköping,      Pentathlon world record held by American John Hartfield (set
Sweden on January 13, he improved the record to 1.51 and          in 1996) from 4039 points to 4175 points.
in Malmö January 20 1.52.                                         Also Marin Garriguez bettered the European Record in 60
                                                                  metres hurdles (M45) and also set six national (indoor)
Mattias Sunneborn of Sweden set a new M40 Long Jump               records.
record of 7,59m. The record was formely held by Cannock’s
Barrington Williams.                                              The German Indoor Season 2013 has started with three
Mattias was only seven centimeters away from qualification        new European Records:
for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in                Björn Otto (ASV Köln), who will participated in the
Gothenburg.                                                       European Championships Indoors in Göteborg , has
                                                                  improved the European Record of the age group M35 in
The organisers of the international "Stendaler-Hanse-Cup"         pole vault to 5,90m.
(on June 1 and 2, 2013) are staging a completely new type
of Masters Decathlon/Heptathlon. The objectives being             World Master of the year 2008, Wolfgang Ritte increased the
denser starting fields, outstanding international competition     European Record in the Pole Vault in his new age group
and ideal conditions under the international WMA rules. In        M60 to 3,92m. All his jumps, beginning with 3,60m, were
Stendal (GER), the plan is to reduce the age-brackets into        done at the first trial.
two classes.
                                                                  Aurora Perez W55 ran a new 1.500m Indoor World Record
The first class for athletes from 30 to 49, and the second        in the city of Antequera (Spain) on February 3rd 2013. Her
group for athletes of the age of 50 and over.                     time was 4’58”13 – a tremendous race, a great record!
The cross-age classes create an additional attraction with
athletes competing against each other directly, for the first     Ballard of St. Patrick to Fellow
time.                                                             Master Athletes,

Within the two classes, the results are scored according to           Here a says tae masel whit fur whye no dae ye
the internationally accepted WMA age factors. This enables
a direct comparison between the athletes and ensures                  write a letter seal it wi yer haum an send it nae
compatibility with international statistics and record lists. In
order to create athlete friendly timetables and competitive           tae Sir Patrick wha wis waukin oan the saun pit
heats, the number of starters is limited to the best 30
decathletes and heptathletes of each class.                           tae the editor 0 oor quality veterans. ... -
The first Stendal-Hanse-Cup takes place on 01 / 02 June               magazine ( Why not write a letter to the editor of
2013. It is the goal of the organisers, lead by experienced           our quality magazine)
Siggi Wille of Stendaler LV and supported by EVAA                     Noo jist fit fur whye shid a dae that (Why should I
Honorary President Dieter Massin and by Thomas Stewens                do that). Weel ye see it'sjist like this ,see me a
                                                                      lane wee tea leafwis in sum nae sma meesure
                                                                      disquieted at the response tae The S, V,H, C
                                                                      promoted British 112M it Kirkintilloch (l was
                                                                      disappointed in the entry to a British
                                                                      Championship event in Scotland). Hid me hingin
                                                                      ma heid in ma hauns (Disquieted me greatly) Noo
                                                                      we are promoting The British Road Racing 10K
                                                                      at Pollock Park Glesca Toon an a wid like tae
                                                                      see it attract the quality British Masters

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