2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games Explained

I Asia Pacific Masters Games
Size:200px
Motto:Beyond the Games
Host City:Penang, Malaysia
Athletes:5564[1] from 67 nations
Events:22 sports
Opening:8 September 2018
Closing:15 September 2018
Opened By:Abdul Rahman Abbas
[2]
Stadium:City Stadium, George Town
Website:Asia Pacific Masters Games Penang 2018

The 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games (Malay: Sukan Masters Asia Pasifik 2018), the inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games, also known as Penang 2018, was held in the Malaysian state of Penang from 7 to 15 September 2018. Organised by the International Masters Games Association (IMGA), it is the first ever Masters Games for the Asia-Pacific region.

The multi-sport event is open to participants of all abilities and most ages – the minimum age criterion ranges between 25 and 35 years depending on the sport. There are no competition qualification requirements apart from the age requirement and membership in that sport's governing body.[3]

Host city

Penang was selected as the host of the inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games during a bidding process in Nice, France in 2015.[4]

Venues

18 venues within Penang's four districts were utilised in the Asia Pacific Masters Games.[5] Most of the venues for the event are situated around Penang's capital city, George Town on Penang Island.

Northeast Penang Island

  1. City Stadium-Athletics (Track and field), Opening ceremony[6]
  2. Downtown UNESCO Zone-Cycling (Criterium), Athletics (Half marathon)
  3. Gurney Drive to Teluk Bahang-Cycling (Road race)
  4. Penang Macallum Street Table Tennis Training Centre-Table tennis
  5. Residency Road Primary School-Archery
  6. Penang Sports Club-Tennis
  7. Penang Rifle Club-Shooting
  8. Hard Rock Hotel-Volleyball (beach)
  9. Dumbar Hill Penang Water Supply Corporation Badminton Hall-Badminton
  10. Nicol David International Squash Centre-Squash
  11. Universiti Sains Malaysia (Island Campus)-Netball, Softball, Football, Hockey, Tennis, Volleyball (Indoor)
  12. Penang Golf Club, Bukit Jambul-Golf
  13. Relau City Sports Complex-Swimming
  14. Relau Agro Agriculture Centre-Cycling (Mountain bike)

Southwest Penang Island

Central Seberang Perai

South Seberang Perai

Emblem

The emblem consisted of four strokes of pink, blue, sky blue and yellow represents the four spirits of sportsmanship - fairness, discipline, courage and perseverance.

Mascot

CUN the cat, symbolizing "Capable, United and Noble", was the official mascot of the 2018 Games.[8]

Sports

The inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games in 2018 will include 22 sports.[9]

----Team Sports:

Results

Source:[10]

  1. Archery:
  2. Athletics: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Athletics.pdf
  3. Badminton: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Badminton.pdf
  4. Basketball: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2020/09/APMG-2018-Basketball.pdf
  5. Beach volleyball: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2020/09/APMG-2018-Beach-Volleyball-All-Results.pdf
  6. Cycling:
  7. Football:
  8. Golf:
  9. Hockey: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Field-Hockey.pdf
  10. Lion dance:
  11. Netball: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Netball.pdf
  12. Pencak silat:
  13. Shooting:
  14. Softball:
  15. Squash: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-SQUASH-final-results.pdf
  16. Swimming: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Swimming.pdf
  17. Table tennis: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2019/11/APMG-2018-Table-Tennis.pdf
  18. Taekwondo:
  19. Tennis:
  20. Ten-pin bowling:
  21. Volleyball: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2020/09/APMG-2018-INDOOR-VB-RESULT-All-Results.pdf
  22. Weightlifting: https://d3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net/2020/09/All-Weightlifting.pdf
  23. Wushu:

Medals

Source page 70 and 77:[10] There should not be any medal table or results in the article as Master games are not like the Olympics. As mentioned in the rules of IMGA, there are no national delegation and all participants compete individually.

Total 5,846 Podium medals (G,S,B) and 1,180 finishers medals (in Road cycling and road athletics events) in all age group.

  1. 2438 Gold
  2. 1850 Silver
  3. 1558 Bronze
  4. 5846 Total
Medal table
SportsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Archery16151344
Athletics4674674671401
Badminton138128117383
Basketball2047248324
Cycling433931113
Football15211457323
Golf18141446
Hockey162126126414
Lion dance404040120
Netball28282884
Pencak silat38272792
Shooting2226
Softball306030120
Squash615035146
Swimming5003332611094
Table tennis966553214
Taekwondo25201560
Tennis696944182
Ten-pin bowling808080240
Volleyball1502010180
Weightlifting49201079
Wushu706150181
Total2438185015585846

Participating nations

Below are the countries of origin of the participating athletes. Note that there are no national delegations in Masters Games, as the athletes compete on their own.

Summary

Source event report page 6 and 75:[11]

A total of 5601 participants:

3328 athletes from Malaysia (59.4%).

2273 athletes from 66 other countries (40.6%).

4,073 men (73%) and 1,528 women (27%).

Ages

  1. Under 20: 25 persons
  2. 20-29: 55 persons
  3. 30-39: 1346 persons
  4. 40-49: 1748 persons
  5. 50-59: 1420 persons
  6. 60-69: 745 persons
  7. 70-79: 220 persons
  8. Over 80: 42 persons

Top

  1. (3328)
  2. (385)
  3. (296)
  4. (240)
  5. (179)

Asia Pacific

Asia (30)

Pacific (7)

Guest (30)

Athlete's death

On 13 September 2018, Ukrainian football player Oleksandr Shcherbinin died of a heart attack in his hotel room at 6.45 am, after he complained of chest pain and collapsed.[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5,400 to take part in APMG . Buletinmutiara.com. 19 April 2022.
  2. Web site: The first Asia Pacific Masters Games opens with a bang in Penang. R.. SEKARAN. The Star. 19 April 2022.
  3. Web site: myPenang. mypenang.gov.my. 5 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155250/https://mypenang.gov.my/events/all-events/100/. 15 September 2018. dead.
  4. News: Penang to host region's first ever World Masters Games. 1 December 2016. Free Malaysia Today. 5 May 2018.
  5. News: SPORT VENUE AND MAP. APMG 2018. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615174606/https://www.apmg2018.com/sport-venue-and-map/. 15 June 2018. dead.
  6. News: OPENING CEREMONY. APMG 2018. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615174610/https://www.apmg2018.com/opening-ceremony/. 15 June 2018. dead.
  7. News: CLOSING CEREMONY. APMG 2018. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111616/https://www.apmg2018.com/closing-ceremony/. 15 June 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Launching Ceremony Of Mascot And Merchandising For APMG 2018 . Yeap . Rachel . February 20, 2018 . Pocket News . January 26, 2023 .
  9. News: SPORT LIST. APMG 2018. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180615135109/https://www.apmg2018.com/sport-list/. 15 June 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Penang 2018 Asia - Pacific Masters Games: Get the full experience. Imga.ch. 19 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Final Report 2018. PDF. D3tfdru9q5sbcz.cloudfront.net. 19 April 2022.
  12. Web site: Ukrainian footballer dies in hotel room in Penang. R.. SEKARAN. The Star. 19 April 2022.

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