Masters Athletics events in Australia and world-wide are generally conducted according to the rules and regulations of World Athletics (formerly IAAF, the International Association of Athletics Federations).
However, naturally there must be accommodations made in Masters events with changes in competitors' ages, mainly around hurdles, steeplechase and throwing implement specifications. Details of these may be found on the Australian Masters Athletics (AMA) website.
For international competition and age grading, details should be taken from the World Masters Athletics website.
World Athletics
The rules every athletics competition starts from, masters or otherwise.
Australian Masters Athletics
Where the masters accommodations are set for competition in Australia.
- Technical Specifications Implement weights, hurdle heights and spacings by age group. Web
- AMA National Track and Field Championships Manual How a national championship is run, including the officials required. Drive
- Events Info Hub See the AMA website's hub for more details about other championships. Web
World Masters Athletics
For international competition and for age grading.
- By-Laws on WMA Competition and Technical Rules The 2026 edition. PDF
- 2023 WMA Rulebook Appendix B Scoring of WMA combined events, with age grading tables and parameters. PDF
- WMA Age Factors and Parameters for Scoring Combined Events 2023 edition, and one year age factors. PDF
- WMA Constitution 2024 PDF
- WMA By-Laws Accepted 10 July 2025. PDF
Should you have any queries about the rules governing the events you compete in, please consult the officials or the event manager at your local competition, or feel free to send a query through our contact page.
