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The World Firefighter Games is an international sporting event that welcomes all full-time, part-time and volunteer structural firefighters and bush firefighters, and aviation fire services and military emergency response personnel and their immediate direct family from all across the globe.

The games are held biennially in different countries and offer more than 50 different sports and challenges including archery, rugby sevens, windsurfing, poker, swimming, athletics and softball, with the "Toughest FireFighter Alive" being the blue riband event.

Purpose

The games began in 1988 with the first ever World Firefighters Games held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 22 to 29 April 1990. This initial outing drew 1800 athletes and 1400 supporters from 17 countries.

The purpose of the games was to introduce the four following concepts within the services:

To promote health and fitness
To provide a forum for information exchange between fire services
To foster comradeship amongst firefighters
To encourage family participation

The motivation behind the games was to overcome some of the problems with entering the World Police and Fire Games, in that the games are only open to full-time paid firefighters. As most fire services globally use mostly volunteer personnel the World Firefighters Games allows entrants that are full-time, part-time and volunteer, as well as the families of fire service personnel to enter.

After the first games, an attempt was made to register the name to seek profit. But when the games were held in Perth, Western Australia in 1994 the organising committee felt so strongly about the games belonging to the firefighter that they bought the rights from the original owners and Perth has now become the home of the world governing body, "World Firefighters Games WA Inc". The governing body licenses each fire department and allows use of the name and branding for the running of the event. The governing body is entirely a non-profit organization and all proceeds are donated to charity.

The largest games to date were held in Chungj, Republic Of South Korea from 10–18 September 2018 with approximately 6,600 athletes and 20,000 supporters and spectators.^{[citation needed]}

LA 2014 was cancelled by the "proprietor"^[who?] of the games sometime during the week of 19 May 2014.^{[citation needed]}

The 2020 games in Aalborg were postponed to May 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have since been locked in for 7 to 14 September 2024.^[1]

Toughest FireFighter Alive

The Toughest Firefighter Alive, which is specific to the World Firefighters Games, is carried out in full firefighting kit and tests competitors in a number of firefighting-specific disciplines.

There are four parts, all carried out in full firefighting kit.

1. The hose run, carrying a BA set.

2. Obstacle course: competitors are required to carry various pieces of equipment whilst negotiating tunnels and walls.

3. Tower: competitors are required to handle and pitch ladders and to carry firefighting equipment up ropes.

4. Stair climb: competitors are required to climb to the top of a tower, the height of which can vary depending on the country but will normally vary from 100-200m.

At the 2010 games competitors were required to climb Daegu Tower which is 202m high with 83 stories.

Games

1990. Auckland, New Zealand 22 to 29 April - 1,800 Athletes, 17 Countries, 34 Events. Winners: New Zealand
1992. Las Vegas, USA 16 to 22 May - 4,000 Athletes, 22 Countries, 45 Events. Winners: USA
1994. Perth, Australia 20 to 26 March - 2,000 Athletes, 21 Countries, 48 Events. Winners: Australia
1996. Edmonton, Canada 28 July to 3 August, 2,300 Athletes, 25 Countries, 54 Events. Winners: Canada
1998. Durban, South Africa 17 to 23 May 1,800 Athletes, 26 Countries, 55 Events. Winners: South Africa
2000. Mantes-La-Jolie, France 6 to 13 July, 4,000 Athletes, 56 Countries, 61 Events. Winners: France
2002. Christchurch, New Zealand 26 October to 2 November 1,500 Athletes, 30 Countries, 58 Events. Winners: New Zealand Fire Service
2004. Sheffield, England 28 August to 4 September, 2,500 Athletes, 40 Countries, 59 Events. Winners: England
2006. Hong Kong 18 to 25 February, 3,000 Athletes, 37 Countries, 59 Events. Winners: China
2008. Liverpool, England 25 August to 3 September, 3,000 Athletes, 46 Countries, 74 Events. Winners: England
2010. Daegu, Korea from 21–29 August 5230 participants, 46 Countries, 75 Events. Winners Korean Fire Service
2012. Sydney, Australia 19–28 October 1500 Athletes, 30 Countries, 60 Events. Winners: Australia (the Sydney 2012 World Firefighters Games were conducted by WFG Events Pty Ltd under Licence from World Firefighters Games WA Inc)
2018. Chungju, South Korea, 10–17 September 2018. The largest number of competitors to attend the games 6,600
2020. Aalborg, Denmark, Postponed to 2024
2022. Lisbon, Portugal, 30 April – 7 May 2022 The games returned post Co-Vid with over 40 countries in attendance.
2024. Aalborg, Denmark, 7 to 14 September 2024

Edition	Year	City	Country
1	1990	Auckland	New Zealand
2	1992	Las Vegas	United States
3	1994	Perth	Australia
4	1996	Edmonton	Canada
5	1998	Durban	South Africa
6	2000	Mantes-La-Jolie	France
7	2002	Christchurch	New Zealand
8	2004	Sheffield	England
9	2006	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
10	2008	Liverpool	England
11	2010	Daegu	South Korea
12	2012	Sydney	Australia
Cancelled	2014	Las Vegas	United States
13	2018	Chungju	South Korea
Deferred due to Covid Pandemic	2024	Aalborg	Denmark
14	2022	Lisbon	Portugal
15	2024	Aalborg	Denmark

Results

Events

The core sports of the games are archery, arm wrestling, badminton, basketball (3:5, 5:5), bodybuilding, ten-pin bowling, bucket brigade, cross country running, cycling, climbing, darts, eight-ball, nine-ball, golf, horseshoes, judo, karate, bowls, marathon, half marathon, poker, powerlifting, rugby sevens, sailing, skeet shooting, soccer, fastpitch softball, softball, squash, swimming, table tennis, tennis, Toughest Firefighter Alive, track and field, trap shooting, triathlon, tug of war, volleyball (2 man/ 6 man), windsurfing, and wrestling.

Host countries will vary the events depending on their national games, traditions, and culture.

References

^ "Postponed Games". worldfirefightersgames.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

[1] World Firefighters Games Governing Body Web Page

[1] "Postponed Games". worldfirefightersgames.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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 ==Purpose==
-The games began in 1988 with the first ever World Firefighters Games held in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] from 22 to 29 April 1990. This initial outing drew 1800 athletes and 1400 supporters from 17 countries.
+The games began in 1988 with the first ever World Firefighters Games held in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], from 22 to 29 April 1990. This initial outing drew 1800 athletes and 1400 supporters from 17 countries.
 The purpose of the games was to introduce the four following concepts within the services:
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 After the first games, an attempt was made to register the name to seek profit. But when the games were held in Perth, Western Australia in 1994 the organising committee felt so strongly about the games belonging to the firefighter that they bought the rights from the original owners and Perth has now become the home of the world governing body, "World Firefighters Games WA Inc". The  governing body licenses each fire department and allows use of the name and branding for the running of the event. The governing body is entirely a non-profit organization and all proceeds are donated to charity.
-The largest games to date were held in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], USA from 16–22 May 1992 with approximately 4,000 athletes and 14,000 supporters and spectators.
+The largest games to date were held in [[Chungj]], Republic Of South Korea from 10–18 September  2018 with approximately 6,600 athletes and 20,000 supporters and spectators.{{fact|date=June 2024}}
 LA 2014 was cancelled by the "proprietor"{{who|date=November 2015}} of the games sometime during the week of 19 May 2014.{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}
+The 2020 games in Aalborg were postponed to May 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have since been locked in for 7 to 14 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Postponed Games|url=http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/postponed-games|access-date=2020-09-12|website=worldfirefightersgames.com}}</ref>
-The 2018 games will be held in Chungju, South Korea.
 ==Toughest FireFighter Alive==
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 There are four parts, all carried out in full firefighting kit.
-. The hose run, carrying a [[Self-contained_breathing_apparatus|BA set]].
+. The hose run, carrying a [[Self-contained breathing apparatus|BA set]].
 . Obstacle course: competitors are required to carry various pieces of equipment whilst negotiating tunnels and walls.
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 . Stair climb: competitors are required to climb to the top of a tower, the height of which can vary depending on the country but will normally vary from 100-200m.
-At the 2010 games competitors were required to climb Daegu Tower which is 202m high with 83 storeys.
+At the 2010 games competitors were required to climb Daegu Tower which is 202m high with 83 stories.
-==Host cities==
+==Games==
-* 1990. [[Auckland City|Auckland, New Zealand]] 22 to 29 April - 1,800 Athletes, 17 Countries, 34 Events. Winners: [[New Zealand Fire Service|New Zealand]]
+* 1990. [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] 22 to 29 April - 1,800 Athletes, 17 Countries, 34 Events. Winners: [[New Zealand Fire Service|New Zealand]]
 * 1992. [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, USA]] 16 to 22 May - 4,000 Athletes, 22 Countries, 45 Events. Winners: USA
 * 1994. [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]] 20 to 26 March - 2,000 Athletes, 21 Countries, 48 Events. Winners: Australia
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 * 2010. [[Daegu|Daegu, Korea]]  from 21–29 August 5230 participants, 46 Countries, 75 Events. Winners Korean Fire Service
 * 2012. [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]] 19–28 October 1500 Athletes, 30 Countries, 60 Events. Winners: [[Australia]] ''(the Sydney 2012 World Firefighters Games were conducted by WFG Events Pty Ltd under Licence from World Firefighters Games WA Inc)''
+* 2018. [[Chungju]], South Korea, 10–17 September 2018. The largest number of competitors to attend the games 6,600
-* 2014. [No Games to be held this year]
-* 2018. [[Chungju]], South Korea, 10–17 September, 2018.
+* 2020. [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]], Postponed  to 2024
+* 2022. [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]], 30 April – 7 May 2022 The games returned post Co-Vid with over 40 countries in attendance.
+* 2024. [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]], 7 to 14 September 2024
-==Games==
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 |-
 ! Edition || Year || City || Country
 |-
-|align=center| 1 || [[1990 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|1990]] || [[Singapore]] || {{SIN}}
+|align=center| 1 || [[1990 World Firefighters Games|1990]] || [[Auckland]] || {{NZL}}
 |-
-|align=center| 2 || [[1992 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|1992]] || [[New Delhi]] || {{IND}}
+|align=center| 2 || [[1992 World Firefighters Games|1992]] ||  [[Las Vegas]] || {{USA}}
 |-
-|align=center| 3 || [[1994 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|1994]] || [[Singapore]] || {{SIN}}
+|align=center| 3 || [[1994 World Firefighters Games|1994]] || [[Perth]] || {{AUS}}
 |-
-|align=center| 4 || [[1996 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|1996]] || [[Jakarta]] || {{INA}}
+|align=center| 4 || [[1996 World Firefighters Games|1996]] || [[Edmonton]] || {{CAN}}
 |-
-|align=center| 5 || [[1998 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|1998]] || [[Tainan City]] || {{TPE}}
+|align=center| 5 || [[1998 World Firefighters Games|1998]] || [[Durban]] || {{RSA}}
 |-
-|align=center| 6 || [[2000 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2000]] || [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{MAS}}
+|align=center| 6 || [[2000 World Firefighters Games|2000]] || [[Mantes-La-Jolie]] || {{FRA}}
 |-
-|align=center| 7 || [[2002 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2002]] || [[Singapore]] || {{SIN}}
+|align=center| 7 || [[2002 World Firefighters Games|2002]] || [[Christchurch]] || {{NZL}}
 |-
-|align=center| 8 || [[2004 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2004]] || [[Jakarta]] || {{INA}}
+|align=center| 8 || [[2004 World Firefighters Games|2004]] || [[Sheffield]] || {{ENG}}
 |-
-|align=center| 9 || [[2006 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2006]] || [[Seoul]] || {{KOR}}
+|align=center| 9 || [[2006 World Firefighters Games|2006]] || [[Hong Kong]] || {{HKG}}
 |-
-|align=center| 10 || [[2008 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2008]] || [[Okinawa]] || {{JPN}}
+|align=center| 10 || [[2008 World Firefighters Games|2008]] || [[Liverpool]] || {{ENG}}
 |-
-|align=center| 11 || [[2010 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2010]] || [[Bangalore]] || {{IND}}
+|align=center| 11 || [[2010 World Firefighters Games|2010]] || [[Daegu]] || {{KOR}}
 |-
-|align=center| 12 || [[2012 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2012]] || [[Dalian]] || {{CHN}}
+|align=center| 12 || [[2012 World Firefighters Games|2012]] || [[Sydney]] || {{AUS}}
 |-
-|align=center| 13 || [[2014 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2014]] || [[Bangkok]] || {{THA}}
+|align=center| Cancelled || [[2014 World Firefighters Games|2014]] || [[Las Vegas]] || {{USA}}
 |-
-|align=center| 14 || [[2018 Asia Masters Athletics Championships|2018]] || [[Bangalore]] || {{IND}}
+|align=center| 13 || [[2018 World Firefighters Games|2018]] || [[Chungju]] || {{KOR}}
+|-
+|align=center| Deferred due to Covid Pandemic || [[2020 World Firefighters Games|2024]] || [[Aalborg]] || {{DEN}}
+|-
+|align=center| 14 || [[2022 World Firefighters Games|2022]] || [[Lisbon]] || {{POR}}
+  |-
+|align=center| 15 || [[2024 World Firefighters Games|2024]] || [[Aalborg]] || {{DEN}}
 |}
+==Results==
+* http://worldfirefightersgames.com/
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073402/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/1990-games/1990-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073345/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/1992-games/1992-results - Incomplete
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073458/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/1994-games/1994-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073317/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/1996-games/1996-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073257/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/1998-games/1998-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073259/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2000-games/2000-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073300/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2002-games/2002-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073312/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2004-games/2004-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073308/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2006-games/2006-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073136/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2008-games/2008-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020071916/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2010-games/2010-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020071927/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2012-games/2012-results
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020074223/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2014-games - Cancelled
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20191020073607/http://worldfirefightersgames.com/index.php/game-stats/previous-games/2018-games - Have Not Medal Table
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20190618182228/http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/au-en/brd/m_3304/view.do?seq=756602&srchFr=&amp%3BsrchTo=&amp%3BsrchWord=&amp%3BsrchTp=&amp%3Bmulti_itm_seq=0&amp%3Bitm_seq_1=0&amp%3Bitm_seq_2=0&amp%3Bcompany_cd=&amp%3Bcompany_nm=&page=5 - The 13th World Firefighters Games Chungju, 2018
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20180814195906/http://wfg2018.chungbuk.go.kr/eng/index.php
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20180525223525/http://wfg2018.chungbuk.go.kr/eng/sub.php?code=02_info04
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20181108191339/http://wfg2018.chungbuk.go.kr/eng/sub.php?code=02_info030101
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20181022152728/http://wfg2018s.chungbuk.go.kr/event/sub.php?menukey=519 - 2018 Nations Medal Table
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20181108192005/http://wfg2018s.chungbuk.go.kr/event/sub.php?menukey=519&mod=list2 - 2018 Clubs Medal Table
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20181108191942/http://wfg2018s.chungbuk.go.kr/event/sub.php?menukey=519&mod=list3 - 2018 Sports Medal Table
 ==Events==
-The core sports of the games are [[Archery]], [[Arm Wrestling]], [[Badminton]], [[Basketball]] (3:5, 5:5), [[Bodybuilding]], [[Ten-Pin Bowling]], [[Bucket brigade]], Cross Country Running, [[Cycling]], [[Climbing]], [[Darts]], [[Eight Ball]], [[Nine-ball]], [[Golf]], [[Horseshoes]], Judo, [[Karate]], [[Bowls]], [[Marathon]], [[Half Marathon]], [[Poker]], [[Powerlifting]], [[Rugby Sevens]], [[Sailing]], [[Skeet Shooting]], [[Association Football|Soccer]], [[Fastpitch softball]], Softball, [[Squash (sport)|Squash]], [[Swimmer|Swimming]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Tennis]], Toughest Firefighter Alive, Track and Field, [[Trap Shooting]], [[Triathlon]], [[Tug Of War]], [[Volleyball]] - 2 man/ 6 man, [[Windsurfing]], [[Wrestling]]
+The core sports of the games are [[archery]], [[arm wrestling]], [[badminton]], [[basketball]] (3:5, 5:5), [[bodybuilding]], [[ten-pin bowling]], [[bucket brigade]], [[cross country running]], [[cycle sport|cycling]], [[climbing]], [[darts]], [[eight-ball]], [[nine-ball]], [[golf]], [[Horseshoes (game)|horseshoes]], [[judo]], [[karate]], [[bowls]], [[marathon]], [[half marathon]], [[poker]], [[powerlifting]], [[rugby sevens]], [[sailing (sport)|sailing]], [[skeet shooting]], [[soccer]], [[fastpitch softball]], [[softball]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[table tennis]], [[tennis]], Toughest Firefighter Alive, [[track and field]], [[trap shooting]], [[triathlon]], [[tug of war]], [[volleyball]] (2 man/ 6 man), [[windsurfing]], and [[wrestling]].
-The different host countries will vary the events depending on their national games, traditions and their culture.
+Host countries will vary the events depending on their national games, traditions, and culture.
 == References ==
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 {{International multi-sport events}}
+{{Firefighting}}
 [[Category:Firefighting competitions]]