EMPIRE STATE GAMES
MASTERS DIVISION

The Empire State Games Masters Division has been Suspended for 2009.
For more information please read our agency's press release.

The Masters Division of the Empire State Games is a program conducted for New York State residents consisting of 12 sports for men and women. Athletes compete against others in 5 year age brackets (or other age groupings as established for some sports) for gold, silver and bronze medals.  Each sport has its own minimum age requirement. Participants must be residents of New York State as of April 30.

The sports conducted in the Masters Division of the Empire State Games are: Archery, Bowling, Cycling, Diving, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Marathon Canoe, Pentathlon, Racewalks, Rugby, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball and the 10K Road Race. Visit the Masters Sports page to view each sport's qualifying information.
The 'Qualifying Standards' used in the past for many sports has been eliminated.  Instead, many sports will use 'Recommended Standards' to assist athletes in determining whether they are able to participate competitively at the Games.

The Masters Division events are conducted in conjunction with the Empire State Games Open/Scholastic Division program and those that enter the Games as a Masters athlete may not compete in the Open/Scholastic Division.

All Masters Division sports in the Games carry a basic entry surcharge, and participants must provide their own transportation, lodging and meals.