International Masters Games Association
The International Masters Games Association is the worldwide representative body for Masters sport. Recognised by the International Olympic Committee, the International Masters Games Association aims to support the Olympic movement and promote the sport-for-all philosophy of the Olympic Charter by encouraging all people beyond young adulthood to play sport and to participate in Masters Games with the awareness that competitive sport can continue throughout life and improve personal fitness.
A Board of Governors, consisting of sixteen members elected by the General Assembly for a four-year period, administers the IMGA: - One President - One Honorary Vice President - Ten members from the International Sports Federations, including two from the winter Sports Federations. - One member of a Sport Multidisciplinary Organization.
The International Masters Games Association's board of governors, as of May 2010, was:
| Position | Name | Other roles! |
|---|---|---|
| President | Kai Holm | Former IOC Member, Former President of the Danish Olympic Committee |
| Honorary Vice President | H.R.H Tunku Imran | Honorary Vice President, IOC member, President NOC Malaysia |
| Member | Tamas Ajan | IOC Member, President of the International Weightlifting Federation |
| Member | Denis Oswald | IOC Member, President of the International Rowing Federation |
| Member | Gian Franco Kasper | IOC member, President of the International Ski Federation |
| Member | Gen. Gianni Gola | Former President of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) |
| Member | Philip Craven | IOC Member, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) |
| Member | Marisol Casado | IOC Member, President International Triathlon Union (ITU) |
| Member | Anders Besseberg | President of the International Biathlon Union |
| Member | Don Porter | President of the International Softball Federation |
| Member | Pat McQuaid | IOC Member, President International Cycling Union (UCI) |
| Member | Jose Perurena | IOC Member, President International Canoe Federation (ICF) |
| Member | Bob Elphinston | Former President of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) |
| Member | Richard L. Carrion | IOC Executive Board, Chair IOC Finance & Audits Commission |
| Member | John D. Coates | IOC Executive Board, President NOC Australia, President CAS |
| Member | Carlos A. Nuzman | IOC Member, President NOC Brazil and Rio |
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