# Source: Huntsman World Senior Games — Official Website

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** official-page
**URL:** https://seniorgames.net/about
**Archive:** https://web.archive.org/web/20260417181412/https://seniorgames.net/about
**Archived:** 2026-04-17
**Publisher:** Huntsman World Senior Games / World Senior Games Inc
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Raw:** raw/huntsman-world-senior-games-official-website/2026-08-11-df17cec6cab1.txt
**Updated:** 2026-08-11

## 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](huntsman-world-senior-games.md)