[1] This Championships was originally scheduled for 6-12 April, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada, [2] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was repeatedly postponed, first to 2022, [3] then to 2023, [4] but that was also canceled when Athletics Alberta withdrew its sponsorship in April 2022.
[5] The main venue is Arena Toruń, which has a banked six-lane indoor track [6] [7] where the turns are raised to neutralize the centrifugal force of athletes running the curves.
Supplemental venues include Municipal Stadium for throws, and Rudelka Park for Cross Country.
This Championships is organized by World Masters Athletics (WMA) in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) [8] headed by Michał Zaleski, Mayor of Toruń, and Wacław Krankowski, President of Polish Masters Athletics.
[9] A full range of indoor track and field events were held.