World Police and Fire Games
World Police and Fire Games | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Frequency | biennial |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1985 |
The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) is 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),[1] an American non-profit organization.
The Games attract approximately 10,000 entrants, slightly fewer than the Summer Olympic Games, and exceeding the third position holder, the Commonwealth Games. In the early 2010s, The United Kingdom hosted all three events consecutively; the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, followed by the 2013 World Police and Fire Games in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and ending with Glasgow, Scotland, hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games - the first time all three events have been hosted by the same nation consecutively.
The host city of the 2015 World Police and Fire Game was Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States, with venues located around the Washington metropolitan area.[2]
In 2019 the host city is Chengdu in China. In 2021 the host city will be Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2023 the host city will be Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada.
History[edit]
The California Police Olympics were first held in 1967. The concept evolved over the years and led to the creation of the World Police & Fire Games Federation—a non-profit organization, run by the Californian Police Athletics Federation—in 1983. Two years later, in 1985, the first World Police & Fire Games were held in San Jose, California, USA, with nearly 5,000 competitors.[3]
The largest WPFG games to date was held in New York, New York, USA with over 16,000 athletes in attendance, from 59 nations.[4]
The most successful and best organised was in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2013.[5] It was described, by the President of the World Police and Fire Games Federation, Mike Graham, as "the friendliest and best Games ever".[6]
The Montreal Firefighters Association has called for a boycott of the 2017 Games, which are to be held in their own city, in protest against forced changes to their collective agreements and pension funds by the City of Montreal and the Quebec provincial government. Labor unions representing over 100,000 firefighters and civil servants have joined Montreal's firefighters in this boycott.[7][8]
Games[edit]
Edition | Year | City | Country |
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1 | 1985 | San Jose, California | United States |
2 | 1987 | San Diego, California | United States |
3 | 1989 | Vancouver | Canada |
4 | 1991 | Memphis, Tennessee | United States |
5 | 1993 | Colorado Springs | United States |
6 | 1995 | Melbourne | Australia |
7 | 1997 | Calgary | Canada |
8 | 1999 | Stockholm | Sweden |
9 | 2001 | Indianapolis | United States |
10 | 2003 | Barcelona | Spain |
11 | 2005 | Québec City | Canada |
12 | 2007 | Adelaide | Australia [9] |
13 | 2009 | Burnaby | Canada [10] |
14 | 2011 | New York City | United States [11][12][13] |
15 | 2013 | Belfast | United Kingdom [14] |
16 | 2015 | Fairfax County | United States [4] |
17 | 2017 | Los Angeles | United States |
18 | 2019 | Chengdu | China |
19 | 2021 | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
20 | 2023 | Winnipeg | Canada [15] |
Results[edit]
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- "World Police and Fire Games headline Chengdu's recent success as host city - Chinadaily.com.cn". Archived from the original on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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References[edit]
- ^ "World Police & Fire Games At A Glance". CPAF. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "World Police and Fire Games | Fairfax 2015 | Home". Fairfax 2015. Retrieved Dec 27, 2019.
- ^ History of the World Police & Fire Games. 2011 World Police & Fire Games. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ a b 2015 World Police and Fire Games - Fairfax, Virginia, USA official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ BBC News - In pictures: World Police and Fire Games 2013. Bbc.co.uk (2013-08-08). Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^ BBC News - WPFG 'best and friendliest ever', says president of games. Bbc.co.uk (2013-08-10). Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^ "Firefighters boycotting 2017 World Firefighters Games in Montreal". Kate McKenna. CBC News. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Montreal World Police and Fire Games Boycott". Montreal World Police and Fire Games. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ WPFG History: Adelaide, Australia 2007. 2011 World Police & Fire Games official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ WPFG History: British Columbia 2009. 2011 World Police & Fire Games official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ Home page. 2011 World Police & Fire Games official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ About the 2011 World Police & Fire Games. 2011 World Police & Fire Games official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ 2011 Games Logo Story. 2011 World Police & Fire Games official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ World Police & Fire Games 2013 Belfast official website. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ^ "Winnipeg to host 2023 World Police and Fire Games | CBC News".
External links[edit]
- WPFG Chengdu Guide. Chengdu Guide for The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2019
- WPFG 2019 Official Website. Chengdu, China 2019 World Police and Fire Games official website
- WPFG 2017 Official Website. Los Angeles 2017 World Police and Fire Games official website
- WPFG 2015 official website. Fairfax 2015 World Police and Fire Games official website
- WPFG 2013 official website. World Police and Fire Games 2013 Belfast official website
- WPFG 2009 Photo Galleries. California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF) official website
- California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF) official website
- United States Police and Fire Championships. CPAF official website