The second edition of the Masters Skyrunning World Championships saw host country, Portugal also top the medal count, followed by Hungary and Brazil. The small town of Vouzela in central Portugal hosted the two Masters’ events – today’s SKY discipline, the Zela SkyRace®, 37 km long featuring a tough and technical 2,500m vertical climb, and yesterday’s SKYULTRA – the Zela Ultra Marathon, 55 km long with 3,600m of pure skyrunning ascent.

The 2024 Masters Skyrunning World Championships for the over-forties, kicked off today in Vouzela with the first of the weekend’s two events, the SKYULTRA, where host country Portugal headed the medal count, followed by Hungary, Japan, Brazil and Belgium.