What is Asian Masters Athletics Championships?
The '''Asian Masters Athletics Championships''' are the biannual championship of [[Asia Masters Athletics]] (AMA), one of six continental based regional affiliates of [[World Masters Athletics]] (WMA), known as the World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) from its formation in 1977 until 2001. WMA is the global [[sports governing body|governing body]] for the division of [[Masters athletics]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/regions/asia |title=AMA - Asia Masters Athletics |access-date=2020-07-16 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065031/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/regions/asia |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is held in opposite years from the [[World Masters Athletics Championships]]. The event also hosts the Asia Masters General Assembly, the political gathering of the AMA which selects the locations of subsequent championships.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.jp/ama2007jp/ |title=Asia Masters Athletics |access-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105023331/http://www.geocities.jp/ama2007jp/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=2637 |title=Asia Masters Athletics Championships Results |access-date=2020-07-16 |archive-date=2018-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318043240/http://www.mastersathletics.net/index.php?id=2637 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Championships== {|class=wikitable |- ! Edition || Year || Host City || Host Country || Countries || Participants |- |align=center| 1 || [[1981 Asian Masters Athletics Championships|1981]] || [[Singapore]] || Singapore || align=center|8 || align=center|408 |- |align=center| 2 || [[1983 Asian Masters Athletics Championships|1983]] || [[New Delhi]] || {{IND}} || align=center|8 || align=center|561 |- |align=center| 3 || [[1985 Asian Masters Athletics Championships|1985]] || [[Singapore]] || Singapore || align=center|11 || align=center|372 |- |align=center| 4 || [