Vets Age Groups

The Athletics Weekly last week had a bit in the Editorial and then a huge piece further through about the decision of the IAAF to vary the age at which runners are veterans. The age is now to be 35 but 40 for non-stadium events! The IAAF has apparently little power over Veterans Athletics but it does have the power to decide at what age you become one. The IAAF rule will now read "a master will be any athlete who has reached his/her 35th birthday for stadia events and 40th birthday for non stadia events." Will it make any difference? It was opposed by the masters' commision and the British Masters Athletic Federation and the UKA are to meet at the end of September to look at the implications of the rule change.