THE  Pan Pacific Masters Games is one of the biggest sporting events in Australia with more than 10,000 competitors from all over the world expected to converge on the Gold Coast for the 2008 sporting feast.

The 6th Pan Pacific Masters Games will be held from November 1-9 with 34 sports on the program with team sports including softball, touch football, soccer, basketball and baseball to individual sports ranging from swimming, athletics, tennis and shooting.

This year an official Games Village will be established at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach. The convention centre is an award winning multi-purpose venue that is close to Broadbeach accommodation, shopping, restaurants, nightlife, the beach and central to the Pan Pacific Masters Games sport's venues.

It will feature live nightly entertainment, a sport's expo, fully catered hospitality and a venue for the Games sportspeople to socialise, meet up and enjoy the camaraderie the event is renowned for.

No qualifying standards or times are required to enter the Masters Games, which are held every two years. The only criteria is that participants meet the minimum age requirement for their respective sport, which for the majority is 30 years of age.

History of the Gold Coast Pan Pacific Masters Games