Birmingham is in the running to host the World Police and Fire Games in 2025, according to a report by the Birmingham Business Journal.
The planned event, which will take place between June 27, 2025 and July 6, 2025, features approximately 10,000 athletic competitors, in addition to event attendees. The competition will also reportedly feature more than 50 sports and is open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service professionals from around the world.
Birmingham’s advantages to hosting the World Games, according to the CEO of the 2021 World Games, are the quality of venues. By the year 2025, Birmingham will feature a new stadium at the BJCC and a newly renovated Legacy Arena.
“I’ve known about the games for a while, so when there was an opportunity to get Birmingham out in the fray, I thought that this was very exciting, certainly [with] what we’ve done with the World Games coming up, the Senior Games, we are kind of versed in that multi-sport world,” David Galbaugh, vice president of sports sales and marketing for the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, said via Birmingham Business Journal.
Galbaugh said the bid process is ongoing, with several other cities expressing interest.
According to the Birmingham Business Journal, city officials will present a formal bid to host the 2025 edition of the event at the 2020 World Police and Fire Games in the Netherlands.
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