Asian Masters Athletics Championships facts for kids

The Asian Masters Athletics Championships are the biannual championship of Asia Masters Athletics (AMA), one of six continental based regional affiliates of World Masters Athletics (WMA), known as the World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) from its formation in 1977 until 2001. WMA is the global governing body for the division of Masters athletics. It is held in opposite years from the World Masters Athletics Championships. The event also hosts the Asia Masters General Assembly, the political gathering of the AMA which selects the locations of subsequent championships.

Championships

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Country	Countries	Participants
1	1981	Singapore	Singapore	8	408
2	1983	New Delhi	India	8	561
3	1985	Singapore	Singapore	11	372
4	1986	Jakarta	Indonesia	11	651
5	1988	Tainan City	Chinese Taipei	11	830
6	1990	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	13	1024
7	1992	Singapore	Singapore	14	1069
8	1994	Jakarta	Indonesia	14	945
9	1996	Seoul	South Korea	14	1259
10	1998	Okinawa	Japan	15	2502
11	2000	Bangalore	India	14	872
12	2002	Dalian	China	16	1660
13	2004	Bangkok	Thailand	17	1259
14	2006	Bangalore	India	17	1000
15	2009	Chiang Mai	Thailand	16	1100
16	2010	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	17	1753
17	2012	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	17	1676
18	2014	Kitakami	Japan	24	2879
19	2016	Singapore	Singapore	25	1645
20	2017	Rugao	China	20	2074
21	2019	Kuching	Malaysia	28