Sport

The World Police and Fire Games 2005 (WPFG), Quebéc, Canada from 25 June to 5 July 2005

The World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) is the world championships for police officers, customs officials, correctional officials and firefighters covering approximately sixty (60) events. All eligible persons in these professions are welcome to participate, without having to qualify. This means that the competitions cover everything from top class athletes to keep fit buffs. The WPFG attract participants from all over the world and this is also one of the ideas behind the competition - to give police officers and firefighters the opportunity to meet and establish contacts with their colleagues from other countries. And also to promote physical fitness among the law enforcement and firefighting community. The 1997 games in Calgary where SAPS teams took part, had about 9 000 participants and 12 000 participants were expected to take part in these games in Stockholm in 1999. The following are the previous host countries:

• 1985 San José USA
• 1987 San Diego USA
• 1989 Vancouver Canada
• 1991 Memphis USA
• 1993 Colorado Springs USA
• 1995 Melbourne Australia
• 1997 Calgary Canada
• 1999 Stockholm Sweden
• 2001 Indianapolis USA
• 2003 Barcelona Spain
• 2005 Québec Canada

The WPFG also aims to provide a forum for improving International co-operation among different role players around the world.

The SAPS National Team who is going to participate at the above-mentioned Games consists of the following sporting codes - names were already identified and entries were sent to the WPFG Federation:

• Soccer
• Tennis
• Golf
• Mountain Bike
• Road Cycling
• Service Rifle (Combat Rifle)
• Large Bore
• Athletics
• Cross Country
• ½ Marathon
• Pistol Shooting
• Badminton
• Body Building
• Karate
• Rugby 7-a-side
• Squash
• Beach Volleyball
• Indoor Volleyball

The following WPFG will be hosted in Adelaide, Australia during June/July 2007.

Sports people are encouraged to start being serious about the participation in sport. Normally the achievements of the previous 3 years of a specific sportsman/woman is being taken into account when the different sports committees get together to nominate a team.

Should permission be granted to send a team to Australia in 2007, Netball will most probably also be added to the list of sporting codes for the Australia team. Unfortunately Québec, Canada does not host Netball. That is why we did not choose a team.

Contact person: SUPT H A HOCKLY
Tel: 012 393 5174
Fax: 012 393 5184
E-mail: sport&recre@saps.org.za

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