World Masters Athletics Championships Stadia, Lahti, Finland 29 July - 8 August 2009

Competition Managers Raimo Kallioniemi and Pekka Saarenpää and Competition Director Hannu Nurminen have started to sort out the challenging puzzle. This hardworking trio is building a timetable for the Chamionships that is both athlete - and official friendly, when there would be as little back and forth movement between the venues as possible. Read more »

Picnic cruises on beautiful lake area, brewery tours, city sightseeing by nordic walking, Helsinki tours; all available by Lahti Travel! Spend a lovely evening with othere Masters in Finnish Evening on a traditional farm restaurant or Celtic Fest on Irish Guesthouse. Next to the Market Square, 10 minutes walk from the main stadium, there will be a Wellbeing Garden for all Athetes. Legendary The Beatles Story Band will offer great entertainment on 3 nights. Book your dinner and entrance now! Read more »

At the Masters World Championships 2009 there are approximately 2000 officials working in different duties. One official working in a very responsible duty is the director of the finish-line camera system Joonas Starast. He is in charge together with his team of the digital timing in all three fields during the whole competitions.  

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Finland will be celebrating Midsummer, "juhannus" upcoming weekend, 19.-21.6. At the brightest festival of the year, people leave the hussle and rush of the city-life behind, and head to the countryside with family and friends, commonly to a summer cottage by a lake. Read more »