Winter World Masters Games Countdown Clock Unveiled In The Centre Of Innsbruck
The countdown is on to the Winter World Masters Games 2020. In just 240 days’ time the “World’s Greatest Winter Sports Festival” for people over the age of 30 will open in Innsbruck, Austria. With clock ticking down to the start of the event, Mayor of Innsbruck Georg Willi joined WWMG 2020 ambassadors Nicole Hosp, Manni Pranger and Andi Widhölzl together with Georg Spazier, CEO of the local organising committee, to unveil the Winter World Masters Games countdown clock in the heart of Innsbruck.
Registration for the WWMG 2020 opened almost three months ago. So far, 1102 athletes from 42 countries have already signed up to take part. The most popular disciplines to date are Figure Skating and Biathlon, which both sold out in less than 24 hours. Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing and Ice Hockey have also proved very much in demand. “We are delighted with this sensational start to the registration phase,” comments Georg Spazier, head of the organising committee behind the WWMG in Innsbruck. “Compared with previous masters events, Innsbruck 2020 has gained a lot of traction early on. We are currently working hard on creating additional capacity in the most popular disciplines.”
The venues which will welcome the Winter World Masters Games 2020 have a long and rich history. They have already hosted the Winter Olympics on two occasions, in 1964 and 1976, as well as the Winter Universiade in 1968 and 2005, the Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012, the 2016 Children’s Games and numerous World Cup events and world championships. Innsbruck’s reputation as a venue for major winter sports events was underlined once again in early 2019 with the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in nearby Seefeld.
Over the space of ten days, medals will be awarded, and new personal bests set in twelve sporting disciplines at the WWMG 2020 in Innsbruck. True to the principle Sport for all, the competitions will be held in a friendly and respectful atmosphere. As well as top-class sporting action, the WWMG will also feature a spectacular opening and closing ceremony as well as lots of side events taking place in the Masters’ Village on the Marktplatz square in the centre of Innsbruck.
