The multi-sport event for athletes over the age of 35 kicks off today.
Held every four years, the World Masters is a global multi-sport event for athletes of masters age and of all fitness levels.
Nearly seven thousand athletes from Auckland will participate in the 2017 World Masters Games and among the lot are Pacific athletes who will represent New Zealand.
A Samoan grandmother will be competing in three sports: athletics, netball and touch rugby.
Agnes Boxall said she had always loved athletics and it was her daughter that got her back on her feet.
