The World Police and Fire Games were held in Fairfax County, VA during the weekend of June 26 thru July 5, 2015.
Taraval Station’s Officer Marchand represented the USA for track and field events in the age group of 55-59. Officer Marchand captured 3rd place for Javelin, 3rd place for triple Jump, 4th place for long jump and 4th place for the 4×400 relay race.
The World Police and Fire Games were established in 1985. Today, the games are a spectacular international sporting event offering police officers, firefighters and all facets of law enforcement professions from around the world an opportunity to showcase their athletic excellence in over 65 sporting events. There are approximately 12,000 athletes from over 70 countries competing in various sports capturing over 1,600 medals in these events.
Congratulations to all the participants especially our own Officer Marchand.
