Comox Valley competitors were among the 5,000 athletes from around the globe who participated at the inaugural America’s Masters Games recently held in Vancouver.
Among the highlights:
In athletics, Terri Jones won bronze in the 55+ women’s category for shot put and javelin. A 50+ men’s soccer team with Ron Quilter’s Islanders came second in a narrow defeat.
Hugh MacKinnon’s men’s 55+ won gold in men’s basketball, Wendy Johnstone jumped back on a field hockey team with some of her past teammates, and Karene McGill and Jill Nelson won bronze in ladies doubles tennis in the 45+ age group.
Local teams are now preparing for the World Masters next August in New Zealand. The next America’s Masters Games will be held in four years in Japan.
