It comes as no surprise that the ‘Cowboys’ men’s water polo team swam away with the gold medal in the Men’s 45 + division at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The team based out of Melbourne’s Collegian Water Polo Club hosts a star-studded lineup boasting eight national players.
For 52-year-old Lisa Kilvert, the Pan Pacific Masters Games tenpin bowling competition is more than just a sport – it’s a lifetime of friendships and unforgettable memories. Too young to compete at the 2002 Games, Lisa became involved that year as an accidental volunteer.
Football mad Hayley Roach (51) is playing in her inaugural Pan Pacific Masters Games (PPMG) and has joined the Pittwater Chillies for the six-day games football competition.
Hayley, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire in England has played football since she was 12 years old, now lives on the Gold Coast and is as passionate about football forty years later as she was then.
When 91-year-old retired kidney specialist John Healy first mentioned his renewed passion for running to his cardiologist, the doctor’s initial reaction was a little bit cautious.
“He used to say ‘John, walk don’t run’,” John said. “But after seeing the times I was clocking over the sprint distances he told me to go for it.
A band of four Queensland women who describe themselves as ‘Common Sheila’s’ aren’t afraid of the dirt and love to ride. And this year they have entered their first Pan Pacific Masters Games as a team.
A nine-year-old world mark fell in the very first indoor rowing race at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre this morning. 90-year-old Philip Price from Torquay, Victoria set a new mark in the 2000m men’s 90-94 lightweight event.
The over 40s men’s basketball at next week’s Pan Pacific Masters Games is shaping as a boomer of a competition.
That’s due in part to the presence of the modestly named Has Beens, a team featuring a star-studded lineup of international representatives.
The lead up to Samantha Williams debut in the Pan Pacific Masters Games (PPMG) showjumping has been anything but ideal, however she was happy with a win in her first event on bay thoroughbred Endless Don, aka Donald when he’s cheeky and Don when he’s good.
With a combined age of 183, Wonglepong’s Peter (93) and Ray Hickson (90) could be Australia’s oldest active sporting couple.
They’ll compete in lawn bowls at the 2024 Pan Pacific Masters Games at the Broadbeach Bowls Club on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November.
With encouragement from fellow team members Sydney’s Phil Clarke decided to break the seven-year hiatus from competitive boxing and make his comeback at the 2024 Pan Pacific Masters Games.
