1) Ann Woodlock Award; 2) International Championships; 3) Anti-doping Webinar; 4) AGM; 5) National Championships
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Congratulations to Ann Woodlock, Donore Hrs who was recently presented with an award (For embodying what it means to be a Dubliner) by Councillor Ray McAdam, current Lord Mayor of Dublin @ The Mansion House on 20th Jan. A very worthy recipient of this special award, see picture below.
We are also pleased to announce that we are moving over to Clubzap for Membership renewal, please see link below.
Please see details below re European Masters Indoors, non-Stadia in Catania, Sicily, Italy & World Masters Outdoors plus also link to new rules which came into place effective from 1st Jan.
Entries are now open for European Masters Indoor Champs in Torun, which take place between 27th Mar to 2nd Apr 2026. This has proved to be a very popular Champ for Irish Master Athletes, so we anticipate another huge number of participants travelling. Please see link below for additional info & entry. Entries for this will close on 8th Feb
Visit the official event website
Official FB profile
There, you’ll find all the essential information about Toruń, the venues, and accommodation options.
You can register directly through Opentrack:
Non stadia in Sicily from 30th Apr to 3rd May
World Masters T&F Champs will also take place in Daegu, South Korea, commencing on 22nd Aug, please see additional details below.
The ENTRY HANDBOOK is now available—your ultimate guide packed with everything you need to know about the Championships in Daegu, Korea (August 22 – September 3, 2026).
Click the link below and start planning your championship experience today!
EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2026 - CHANGES TO WMA COMPETITION AND TECHNICAL RULES (by World Masters Athletics in Association with World Athletics)
WMA Competition and Technical Rules (2026 Edition, 05/12/2025, 34 pages, .pdf)
·https://world-masters-athletics.org/.../WMA-Competition...
Lucy Moore will once again run an anti-doping presentation online, Friday 20th Feb commencing @7.30pm. We would strongly urge all Master Athletes to sit in on this, especially those who are competing abroad in International Championships. Athletes are ultimately responsible for the medication & any supplements that they are taking, so please ensure that you are fully
compliant with World Athletics Rules. Lucy, in conjunction with Irish Weightlifting Assoc gives a very insightful & informative presentation. We have had Testers turn up at both Master’s National Indoor & Outdoor Champs in recent years, so once again we recommend that as many of you as possible take advantage of this opportunity. Please contact Lucy directly @ lucy.moorefox@gmail.com
so, she can add you to list & send out link in advance of the presentation.
We would also like to remind everyone of IMAA AGM which will take place online, Sunday 22nd Feb commencing @ 7pm. All registered members of IMAA are invited to submit motions & nominations for elected officers for consideration at the AGM. These should be submitted to IMAA Sec, Lucy MooreFox lucy.moorefox@gmail.com before Wed 18th Feb 2026
Finally best wishes to all competing in National Masters CC Champs which will be held in Abbottstown, Dublin in conjunction with National Intermediate on Sun 15th Feb.
Nat Masters Indoors will take place in AIT Athlone on Sunday 15th March which affords a final opportunity to compete Indoors for those travelling onto Torun’
Michael Fennell.
IMAA Comm
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