2001 world masters athletics championships

Source: 2001 World Masters Athletics Championships

2001 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships
that took place in Brisbane, Australia, from 1 to 14 July 2001.
The main venue was Queen Elizabeth II Sports Complex, comprising Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (called "ANZ Stadium" at that time) and the newly rebuilt State Athletics Facility.

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Some stadia events were held at University of Queensland Sport Athletics Centre.
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Non-stadia venues included St Lucia Golf Course for Cross Country
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and University of Queensland for Road Walks. South Bank Parklands hosted a 5K Fun Run/Walk before the start of competitions,
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and was the site for start and finish of the Marathon, which followed an inner city route and the Brisbane River.
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This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.
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The governing body of this series was formally renamed from World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) to World Masters Athletics (WMA) during General Assembly at this Championships on 11 July,
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though the WAVA name was still used throughout the competitions and WAVA was prominent in the logo.

This Championships was organized by WAVA/WMA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC): David Lloyd, Kerry Watson, Jacey Octigan, Allan Bell.
In addition to a full range of track and field events,

non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.