For 34 years Tammy McClelland has had a passion for playing soccer.
With her years of experience and skill she became a team member of the ladies soccer team that played at the World Masters Games in Turin, Italy, Aug. 2 – 11, 2013.
The team had a roster of 14 ladies, 10 from Victoria, two from Penticton, one from Nova Scotia and Quesnel’s own, McClelland.
Since the team originated as the Victoria Gorge Soccer Club, they chose the name Gorge-ous Masters for this world sporting event that had 18,000 registered participants in 28 different sports.
The ladies played seven games in nine days, two of which went to penalty kicks, leading to an exhilarating bronze medal win.
This is the fourth World Masters Games for McClelland. Melbourne, Australia in ’02, Edmonton Alberta in ’05 and Sydney Australia in ’09.
As the World Masters Games run on the same type 4 year cycle as the Olympics, McClelland will be playing in Auckland, New Zealand in 2017.
Her belief is there is never an age limit to sports – start young and keep going. As well as the World Masters Games, McClelland has been invited to play on the Selects Team in Hawaii in 2015 in a Masters Tournament. Congratulations on the bronze, McClelland.
