What Are the World Police & Fire Games?

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WHAT ARE THE WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES?

The World Police & Fire Games are known today as the second largest international sporting event, offering police officers, firefighters, customs and correction officers from around the world an opportunity to showcase their athletic excellence. Originally founded in 1985 by the

HISTORY & PREVIOUS HOSTS • Hosted biennially & awarded six years in advance • 1st hosted in 1967 in San Diego, California • Largest in 2011 with 15,728 athletes in New York City

2015

2019

Games Federation, the Games now boast over

Fairfax, Virginia (Last Hosted)

60 sporting events and 70 countries represented

2017

2021

non-profit organization, World Police & Fire

by more than 10,000 competitors.

Los Angeles, California

Chengdu, China Rotterdam, Netherlands


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