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13 June, 2024
Call out to master athletes
INDOOR rowing, underwater hockey and pickleball are among some of the new sports that will feature alongside favourites such as netball, hockey and swimming at next year’s Great Barrier Reef Masters Games (GBRMG).
The four-day event will be held in Cairns from May 29 to June 1, 2025, with competitors expected from across the country, as well as from international destinations.
Cairns Mayor Amy Eden has launched the “Conquer the Tropics” edition of the games alongside GBRMG ambassador Ashleigh Brazill.
An elite dual athlete, Ms Brazill won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for the Australian Netball Diamonds and in 2019 was named in the AFLW all Australian team as a halfback.
“Ashleigh is one of the most influential sports people in the country, and to have her as our ambassador is a huge coup for the games,” Cr Eden.
“Whether it was on the netball court or the footy field, she epitomises the qualities of a true champions and is a role model for women in sport.”
Cr Eden has challenged the local sporting fraternity to get on board to make the event better than ever.
“We already have 20 sports registered, including new inclusions like indoor rowing, wheelchair basketball, futsal (indoor soccer), wakeboarding, underwater hockey, and pickleball,” she said.
“The 2023 Masters Games were an outstanding success with nearly 2400 individual competitors and over 2000 accompanying visitors, delivering an economic impact of more than $3.8 million."
Competitors are primarily aged 35 years and over, and after competing then relax and enjoy events at night.
Register in the 2025 Great Barrier Reef Masters Games by visiting www.gbrmg.com.au
