Source: Huntsman World Senior Games — Official Website

Summary

About-page content for the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. The live site requires JavaScript to render; quotes were extracted from Prismic CMS JSON embedded in the HTML source (see sidecar note in raw/).

Useful Claims

• The organization's own About copy calls the Games "the largest annual multi-sport event in the world for athletes aged 50 and over", with over 40 sports over two weeks each October in St. George, Utah, for over 35 years.
• The Games began in 1987 as the World Senior Games, founded by Daisy and John H. Morgan, Jr.; Jon M. Huntsman became principal sponsor in 1989.
• The age requirement was reduced from 55 to 50 in the Games' second year.
• The site states a year-round staff plus more than 2,500 seasonal volunteers hosts 40 athletic events each October; athletes from 87 nations have participated since 1987 (per a "Worldwide Reach" section).
• The Games describes itself as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with a mission to foster worldwide peace, health and friendship and lead the world in active aging.
• In 2024 the Games took the designation The Senior World Championships while remaining open to athletes of all skill levels.

Verbatim

We are the largest annual multi-sport event in the world for athletes aged 50 and over. Our event, which includes over 40 different sports, has taken place for two weeks each October in St. George, Utah, USA for over 35 years. — About intro

The HUNTSMAN WORLD SENIOR GAMES, as it is known today, began in 1987 as the World Senior Games, an international senior sports competition. Founded by Daisy and John H. Morgan, Jr., the Games began with their vision of an international sports event for men and women ages 55 and better. — History

A small full-time staff works year round and is joined by more than 2,500 eager seasonal volunteers to host 40 athletic events over a two-week period each October. — History

Get ready for the thrill of the Huntsman World Senior Games, the globe's largest multi-sport event for athletes aged 50+. Hosting athletes from 87 nations since 1987, we're far from done. — Worldwide Reach

The Games is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides seniors a venue of international sports competition and education on active aging with the mission to foster worldwide peace, health and friendship and lead the world in active aging. — About intro

Reliability Notes

Self-reported. The "largest in the world" and "globe's largest" superlatives are the organization's own marketing language — no third-party ranking is cited on this page. Standard automated capture returned insufficient rendered text because the site is JavaScript-dependent; verbatim quotes come from CMS JSON in the page source.

Related Pages

• Huntsman World Senior Games