We welcome you to the  website of the
World Grand Masters Association!

 Latest News items (01.06.2008)
We would like to welcome the following new members to the WGMA :
FRANCE, WALES, HONG KONG, JAPAN and SOUTH AFRICA
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       Current news items :
            1)    Over 70s Germany v. Netherlands match played in                       Mönchengladbach, Germany on 23rd May 2008
            2)    GM World Cup in Hong Kong 2008
    3)    European Super Vets Trophy (ESVT) in Spain 2008
                  - report & results - also congratulatory message from                   Leandro Negre (EHF) President on 7th April.
    4)    EuroHockey Nations Championships in Holland 2009
            5)    Hockey World Cup in India 2010
            6)    De Zestigplussers History
            7)    Superveterans Tournoi, Lille, France - March 2009
Note :
The Photo Gallery shows a selection of photos from Barcelona 2008, and previous World Cup tournaments. This site will be continuously updated.

At the last FIH Congress meeting held in London in November 2006, the WGMA was formally recognised as being the sole organisation responsible for Veteran Over 60s Field Hockey in the world. We are very proud of this achievement, and hope to attract more of the known hockey nations to raise teams to participate in this age category.
We are, of course, anticipating that the younger age groups will follow suit in due course.
The aim of the WGMA is to bring players of 60 and over together in a spirit of friendship and sportsmanship, and it organises every 2 years a World Championship tournament for presently 3 age groups, Over 60 and Over 65 and over 70.
These tournaments are, where possible, parallel to either the World Championships or Olympic Games. Participating teams are either National teams, or non- national 2nd teams and touring teams playing for a tournament trophy.
Previous WGMA World Cup tournaments were : Utrecht in 1998, Kuala Lumpur in 2002, and Athens immediately after the Olympics in 2004. The last tournament took place in Leverkusen, Germany in September 2006, a wonderful tournament played in a good spirit by veteran players still playing n excellent standard of hockey. The next tournament is in Hong Kong September 2008.
Additionally, European Super Veterans championships have been held annually - 2000 in Hattem, Holland, 2001 in Portsmouth, England, 2002 in Paris, France, 2003 in Hanover, Germany, 2004 in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005 in Rotterdam, Holland, 2006 in Bra, Italy, and 2007 in Canterbury, England. This tournament was the 1st official Grand Masters European Cup for Over 60s and Over 65s teams, and will take place every 2 years in line with the FIH/EHF main events. The 8th ESVT followed at Easter 2008 in Spain (see separate article).

We hope you find this website interesting and informative - if you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, please get in touch with us.

The WGMA Committee
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