The World Masters Games are underway in Sydney. Among those involved are the folks from Sporting Pulse, the firm selected to provide the FGG's new website and Gay Games registration system, and FGG VP Operations Jon Baldan, who is officiating at the basketball tournament. Someone who's on the sidelines is cycling champ and FGG Ambassador Michelle Ferris.More from WAToday.com.au:
New arrival halts Ferris' masters plans
* Lisa Martin
* October 14, 2009
A crying newborn daughter has postponed Olympic cycling silver medallist Michelle Ferris' plans to ride at the World Masters Games.
A sleepy Ferris watched on from the sidelines at the Dunc Gray Velodrome in Bass Hill as her competitors completed the criterium race.
Ferris and her partner Kylie, welcomed baby Paige into the world in the early hours of Saturday - day one of the games.
"Mother and baby are doing really well," she said.
"I haven't had much sleep.
"When I'm not quite all there it's not fair on the other competitors, in case I take a corner incorrectly and cause an accident."
Ferris was nostalgic about her Olympic success - back-to-back silver medals at the Sydney and Atlanta.
"It's a part of my life that was unforgettable, it's a long time ago now but doesn't feel like it," she said.
Since retiring from the sport Ferris has been coaching cycling.
She hopes to race the 50km road event at Eastern Creek on the weekend, with her family watching on.
Ferris said the age category for Masters cyclists was changing so she won't be eligible to compete again for another five years.
"It used to be 30, now it's 35," she said.
"By then Paige will be on training wheels."
Ferris is an ambassador for the Sydney World Masters Games and the Gay Games.
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