World Police and Fire Games

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The flag of the Federation

The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) are a biennial athletic event open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), a U.S. organisation.

Held every two years, the Games offer approximately sixty sports (and almost 80 disciplines), including angling, wrestling and pistol shooting. Participation is approximately 10,000 entrants, slightly fewer than the Summer Olympic Games, and exceeding the third position holder, the Commonwealth Games.

History

The flag of the 2005 games

In 1985, the World Police & Fire Games Federation, a non-profit organization, run by the Californian Police Athletics Federation, established the World Police & Fire Games.

The candidate cities for 2013 were: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Innsbruck, Austria, Calgary, Canada, Washington, D.C., Denver, Colorado.

With the continuing success of the California Games, planning began in 1983 for the first World Police & Fire Games, which were held in 1985 in San Jose, California.

Until 1993, the first 3 places in Bench Press, Grand Masters-100 kilos, were won by Americans. But in 1995, in the 6th World Police & Fire Games in Melbourne, a 55-year old Cypriot policeman, Inspector Andreas Savvides, suffering from serious ankylotic spondylitis, won the bronze medal in Bench Press!!! See official record booklet (1995) of W.P.F.G (Dr.George Savvides, Surgeon)

Host cities

• 2013: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom [[1]]
• 2011: New York, New York, USA http://www.2011wpfg.org
• 2009: Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada http://www.2009wpfg.ca
• 2007: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia http://www.2007wpfg.com
• 2005: Québec City, Québec, Canada http://www.2005wpfg.com
• 2003: Barcelona, Spain http://www.2003wpfg.org
• 2001: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
• 1999: Stockholm, Sweden
• 1997: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 1995: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 1993: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA http://www.coloradospringswpfg.org
• 1991: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
• 1989: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 1987: San Diego, California, USA
• 1985: San Jose, California, USA

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