Oceania Masters Athletics is offering financial assistance to help facilitate attendance by masters athletes at the 2025 OMA Championships in Brisbane, Australia, from 6 to 10 September this year. 

The assistance is being offered to the 20 smaller OMA member countries, that is, countries other than Australia and New Zealand.

Countries are able to choose one of three assistance measures, and nominate the athletes in their country to whom the assistance will be provided. The assistance options are:

• Free registration ($90) and event entry for up to five events ($75) for three athletes.
• A payment of $500 to one athlete
• A payment of $250 to each of two athletes

The assistance will be provided by way of reimbursement.  In relation to Option 1, athletes nominated for assistance are required to register for the championships and pay the required registration and event entry fees.  Upon their attendance and participation in Brisbane, their registration and event entry fees will be reimbursed (up to $165). 

In relation to Options 2 and 3, athletes nominated for assistance will receive the payment applicable upon their attendance and participation in Brisbane.

Athletes must be nominated by the organisation representing masters athletes in their country.  Self-nomination by athletes will not be considered.

The 20 smaller OMA countries are American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

For information on the Championships and to enter, go to www.oceania-masters-athletics.org