Cleveland is proud to host the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games (PAMG), a flagship event of the International Masters Games Association (IMGA). Hosted by Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the event brings together more than 10,000 athletes and thousands more spectators from around the world for a multisport event expected to be the largest international gathering in Cleveland’s history. Learn more about the organization’s hosting this event below.
The event, which will take place July 12-21, 2024, is estimated to provide over $25 million in direct spending into the local economy.
PAMG is a quadrennial celebration of vibrancy and sportsmanship featuring athletes from more than 50 countries competing in nearly 30 medal-contending sports including track and field, tennis, basketball, pickleball and cycling.
This event showcases perseverance, vigor, health and vitality at any stage of life. Masters athletes are designated as 30 years or older, with some competitors being more than 100 years of age. With a multitude of cultures coming together for fun and sport, PAMG offers an opportunity for worldly, friendly competition.
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The 2024 Pan-American Masters Games is organized with the support of the International Masters Games Association. The association, a non-profit organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee, is the world governing body for Masters sport and organizes the World Masters Games, the largest international multisport event for Masters athletes in the world.
IMGA’s mission is to promote the “sport for all” philosophy of the Olympic Charter. It works together with the different host cities to organize the best international multisport festivals so that adults – regardless of age, gender, race, religion, or status – can discover amazing places, compete with other Masters athletes and experience a week of sport and fun together with thousands of other sport lovers from around the world.
IMGA values sport and friendship, and promotes active lifestyles, no matter an athlete’s age.
Learn more about IMGA by visiting its website or signing up for its newsletter, and follow their Masters community on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Cleveland is proud to take center stage as the host of the 2024 Pan-American Masters Games, a flagship event of the International Masters Games Association.
The event brings together more than 10,000 athletes and thousands more spectators from around the world for a multisport event expected to be the largest international gathering in Cleveland’s history.
To host such an important event, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission (GCSC), a local Cleveland-based nonprofit, is taking the lead on the 2024 PAMG.
GCSC serves to measurably improve the economy of Greater Cleveland and enrich the community by attracting, creating, managing and enhancing significant sporting and competitive events.
The organization supports the local economy, utilizes sports as a vehicle to forward community agendas, and maintains a goal of producing events that are more successful when held in Cleveland than in other cities.
For more information on GCSC, visit its website or sign up for its newsletter.