FAQs

The 20th edition of the Australian Masters Games will be held in Canberra, ACT from 18 – 25 October, 2025. The Australian Masters Games is the original and only truly national masters games.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Masters Games (AMG) is owned by and is a key program of the Confederation of Australian Sport’s (CAS) ‘Sport for All’ platform. The 2025 AMG is proudly supported by the ACT Government, VisitCanberra and is managed by UniSport Australia Limited (UniSport) under the direction of CAS. 

Click here to view the current sport information. 

AMG defer to the National Sporting Organisations in regard to sport specific age requirements, including minimum age and age as at date. 

Check the minimum age for your sport on the sport program page of the website, as sports are confirmed and details published. 

Where there aren’t Sport specific Masters Rules the default minimum age for the event is 30 years of age as at 31 December 2025. For some sports (e.g. swimming and figure skating) the minimum age will be lower.

There is no maximum age limit. 

The Australian Masters Games is a mass participation event, open to anyone who meets the age requirements of their sport of choice. It does not impose qualifying standards and welcomes participants from all over the world. The only criteria to compete in the Australian Masters Games is you must meet the age criteria for your sport. 

The Australian Masters Games is predominantly an ‘Over 30’s aged sporting and social event, with some early retirement sports permitting over 18s. AMG management has recently been asked about Under 18 aged supporters and officials at the 20AMG.  We will release information closer to the start of the Canberra games about the attendance of under 18s.

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A small group of select sports may require you to become a member of the national, state, and/or affiliated body or purchase an event membership for insurance purposes. 

We are aiming for 50+ sports on offer https://australianmastersgames.com/sports/, depending on capacity of the host location and around 10,000 competing/ non-competing participants. 

Personal accident/injury insurance coverage is the responsibility of each individual competitor. AMG strongly encourages each participant to investigate their own requirements and needs to ensure they have adequate cover in place should an accident or injury occur during the Games. 

Some sports may offer optional personal insurance through their registration process. 

Fixtures and draws for most sports will be published around one month prior to the start of the event (September 2025). 

The official sport list and accompanying venues will be announced in the coming months. Keep your eye out on the website and our social media pages and sign up to our e-news letter https://australianmastersgames.com/subscribe/. 

The Australian Masters Games entry fees will be made public once entries open. The fee is comprised of a Games fee, and Sport Fee which is sport-specific and included in your payment total.

The Games entry fee is the same for all participants and is set by the Australian Masters Games organising committee. This Games fee component is directed towards the operational costs of staging the event, to ensure a well conducted event for all competitors. This includes the overall Games costs such as the Games Village and social program, ceremonies, and centralised services such as accreditation, staffing, first aid, etc. 

The sport entry fee is paid by all participants in addition to the Games entry fee and differs by sport and/or event. This fee is set by the sport organiser, and goes towards the costs of conducting the individual sport competition, including venue hire, equipment and timing costs, etc. 

Entry inclusions for 2025 include:

All the details of the inclusions for your entry will be made available once entries open. Subscribe to our newsletter here, or follow our social media pages for information.

The primary way to enter is via our online registration system. You can access the Australian Masters Games registration system by clicking here.

If you require further assistance, please contact our registration team via email at amg.rego@unisport.com.au.

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A Non-Playing Official is anyone involved in a role that directly assists competitor participation, and includes team manager/s, coach/s, trainer/s, mechanic/s etc. 

A Supporter applies to anyone not participating in sport events, but who would like to participate in the Games social program and attend the exclusive Games ceremonies and events. 

Details on travel and travel packages will be made available soon. Watch this space.

The Australian Masters Games team is working on securing a rental car partner in due course. 

Details will be updated closer to the time.

The weather in Canberra during the month of October is generally mild during the day and often cool at night. Visitors to the City can expect a comfortable stay with fairly consistent temperatures. 

The average maximum daily October temperatures sit between 6 and 19 degrees Celsius. 

There are many visa options available. As an athlete or visitor to the Games, you are able to apply for a tourist visa. However, this will all depend on your true reason for visiting Australia. Our international policy will be published and available on our website in due course.

Registrations to be a volunteer will open in due course.