About 5,000 athletes and accompanying people will descend on Penrith City as part of the World Masters Games next year.Penrith City Mayor Greg Davies said that Penrith City along with the rest of Sydney would welcome some 25,000 participants in 28 sports.
“For the majority of sports, anyone over the age of 30 can compete and Council encourages as many of you as possible to enter and have an international sporting experience,” Councillor Davies said.
“The Games will boost Penrith City’s international profile further.
“This is an important international sporting event that will attract participants from around the world to Sydney and inject $60 million into the NSW economy.
“Council is honoured to have won the right to host a number of events in Penrith City, including canoeing, rowing, touch football and basketball events.
“Our community showed we earned the right to host these events from our can-do attitude for the 2000 Olympic Games. Penrith City’s International Regatta Centre and Whitewater Stadium are world-renowned as first-class sporting venues.
“Council will now set up a program that can take the best advantage of the expected social, cultural and economic boost that will come from visiting participants and spectators to our great City.”
The Games run for eight days in October next year. To register as a competitor visit http://www.2009worldmasters.com/
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