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COUNTDOWN TO MASTERS INDOORS

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9 DAYS TO GO WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS INDOORS - 2019 - TORUN, POLAND  www.wmaci2019.com Just to whet the appetite of our S.A. supporters, we list below a few highlights of previous world indoor championships where our athletes competed very successfully in the past, considering that the majority of our athletes had never set foot in an indoor stadium before in their lives !   The first World Masters Indoors Championships was held in 2004 in Sindelfingen, Germany where about 5  South Africans competed very successfully. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xH0vOnAQ0lQGliB771NqiTmBMA0WYLIr/view The 2006 championships were held in Linz, Austria.  5 South Africans competed, among them, the Springbok Hammer thrower, Basie Koen, who won the title in his age group. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17T46r16d55yTQPOWA2TG-9MzNChv-X22/view In 2008 the champs were held in  Clermont-Ferrand, France, during which time 10 athletes from S.A. competed, including the two Springboks, Basie K