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.
The current president of 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 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 is an intermediate validating step for all Masters Athletics World Records and for keeping the regional Asia Masters Athletics records.
AMA Council Members 2023 - 2027 Position Name Country Honorary President Datuk Seri (Dr.) V. Pulainthiran President Mr. Vivat Vigrantanoros Vice President (General Affairs) Mr. Merari Nainggolan Vice President (Stadia) Mr. Kannan Arumugam Vice President (Non Stadia) Ms. Wang Xiaoying General Secretary Mr. S. Sivapragasam Treasurer Mr. Prasert Srisueb Women's Committee Ms. Kalaivalli R. Ratnam Technical Member Mr. Permsak Suriyachan Technical Member Mr. Yao, Yi-Han Technical Member Mr. Musashi Sagara Nainggolan Technical Member Mr. Tadahiko Saito Technical Member Mr. Govindaraju Sinnappan Internal Auditor Mr. Murali Subramaniam Internal Auditor Ms. Chantron Pimsakul
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AMA Council Members 2019 - 2023 Position Name Country Patron Mr. Kiyoshi Konoike Honorary President Datuk Seri (Dr.) V. Pulainthiran President Mr. Vivat Vigrantanoros Vice President (General Affairs) Mr. Merari Nainggolan Vice President (Stadia) Mr. Kannan Arumugam Vice President (Non Stadia) Ms. Wang Xiaoying General Secretary Mr. S. Sivapragasam Treasurer Mr. Prasert Srisueb Women's Committee Ms. Kalaivalli R. Ratnam Technical Member Mr. Permsak Suriyachan Technical Member Mr. Cho Hsin-Te Technical Member Mr. Musashi Sagara Nainggolan Technical Member Mr. Shinichi Uchida Technical Member Mr. H. A. Upali Internal Auditor Mr. Stanley Arumugam Internal Auditor Ms. Chantron Pimsakul
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Asian Masters Athletics Championships
Edition Year Host City Host Country Countries Participants 1 1981 Singapore 8 408 2 1983 New Delhi 8 561 3 1985 Singapore 11 372 4 1986 Jakarta 11 651 5 1988 Tainan 11 830 6 1990 Kuala Lumpur 13 1024 7 1992 Singapore 14 1069 8 1994 Jakarta 14 945 9 1996 Seoul 14 1259 10 1998 Okinawa 15 2502 11 2000 Bangalore 14 872 12 2002 Dalian 16 1660 13 2004 Bangkok 17 1259 14 2006 Bangalore 17 1000 15 2009 Chiang Mai 16 1100 16 2010 Kuala Lumpur 17 1753 17 2012 Taipei 17 1676 18 2014 Kitakami 24 2879 19 2016 Singapore 25 1645 20 2017 Rugao 20 2074 21 2019 Kuching 22 2023 Capas 23 2025 Chennai
References
External links Asia Masters Athletics official website Asia Masters Athletics - New Official Website