2023 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships (also called World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor, or WMACi). This ninth edition took place in Toruń, Poland, from 25 to 31 March 2023.

This Championships was originally scheduled for 6-12 April, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada,

but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was repeatedly postponed, first to 2022,

then to 2023,

but that was also canceled when Athletics Alberta withdrew its sponsorship in April 2022.

The main venue is Arena Toruń, which has a banked six-lane indoor track

where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves. Supplemental venues include Municipal Stadium for throws, and Rudelka Park for Cross Country.

This Championships is organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC)

headed by Michał Zaleski, Mayor of Toruń, and Wacław Krankowski, President of Polish Masters Athletics.

The WMA is the global governing body of the sport of athletics for athletes 35 years of age or older, setting rules for masters athletics competition.

A full range of indoor track and field events were held. Since 2019 in addition to indoor disciplines, outdoor stadia events Hammer throw, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw and non-stadia events Half Marathon, 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk are included. New for the Championships was a mixed 4 x 200m relay.

World Records Official daily results are archived at domtel-sport.pl.

Official world records for each event are archived at WMA.

Several masters world records were set at this Indoor Championships. World records for 2023 are from WMA unless otherwise noted.

Women EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceW60 60 MetersW60 200 MetersW70 200 Meters Karla Del Grande competed in the W65 age group but turned 70 during this Championships.W60 400 MetersW70 400 Meters W60 800 MetersVirginia Mitchell Virginia Mitchell's W60 800m record of 2:29:96 was bettered less than 10 minutes later by Sue McDonald (USA), who ran 2:25.72 and finished 3rd in the W55 age group, though McDonald turned 60 during this Championships.Sue McDonaldW60 1500 Meters Sue McDonald competed in the W55 age group but turned 60 during this Championships.W65 60 Meters HurdlesW50 Triple JumpAndrea SzirbuczW85 Shot PutSumiko YamakawaW60 Javelin ThrowGenowefa PatlaW85 Discus ThrowSumiko YamakawaW70 3000 Meters Race WalkMaria Orlete MendesW75 3000 Meters Race WalkAntonina Tyshko

Men EventAthlete(s)NationalityPerformanceM45 200 Meters Lion Martinez set his M45 200m record of 22.23 in a morning semi-final; Martinez won the evening final in 22.42.M60 200 MetersM90 200 MetersHiroo TanakaM55 800 MetersM55 60 Meters Hurdles Derek Pye set his M55 60m hurdles record of 8.41 in heat 1 to qualify for finals, however Pye tripped over the last hurdle while in the lead in the finals and finished 6th.M75 Triple JumpKarl Ollie BorgM85 High JumpCarl-Erik SärndalM70 Pole VaultWolfgang RitteM75 Hammer throwJerzy JabłońskiM75 Weight ThrowArild BursterudM85 PentathlonPaulus Makkonen

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