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Showcasing some of the UK’s oldest athletes
Age is most definitely just a number, as renowned Bristol photographer Alex Rotas proves.
Alex’s 2017 calendar features 12 British Masters athletes who all perform in their 60s to their 90s and above.
is needed now More than ever
Each masters athlete competes in an age specific category and each defy stereotypes about ageing and prove that the human body is capable of incredible things.
Here are the photos from the 2017 calendar:
Teresa Eades born in 1958, competing in the women’s pole vault in France at the world Masters Athletics Championships 2015:
Ian Worrall born in 1959, competing in the men’s long jump event at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2015:
Moira West born in 1949, edges past Germany’s Ingrid Meier born 1947 in the women’s 100m in Turkey at the European Veterans Athletics Championships 2014:
Bruce Hendrie born in 1948, competing in the men’s 400m race in Turkey at the European Veterans Athletics Championships 2014:
Linda Oxlade born in 1950, showing sheer joy at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2014:
Alasdair Ross (1953-2016), brings home bronze, silver and gold in various categories in France at the World Masters Athletics Championships 2015:
Rosemary Chrimes born in 1933, looking determined at the women’s javelin event at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2014:
Rashpal Singh, born in 1952, glides through the air in the men’s long jump at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2015:
Caroline Marler born in 1950, crosses the finish line in the women’s 800m race at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2016: 
Fiona Argent born in 1953, sails through at the women’s long hurdles at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2014:
Charles Eugster born in 1919 jokes with Dalbir Singh Deol born in 1926 after finishing the 100m dash at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2015: 
To purchase the calendar, visit www.alexrotasphotography.co.uk
Main image shows Barry Ferguson, born in 1941, competing in the men’s 100m dash in France at the world Masters Athletics Championships 2015.
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