World Fire Fighter Games at Centennial Park

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Last Updated: Monday, 22 October 2012 11:11

Uringa hosted the orienteering competition of the World Fire Fighter Games at Centennial Park.  Teams from Hong Kong, France and Brazil as well as Australian and NZ team competed in the score event. 

Senior Station Officer from Tsuen Wan, HK, Jay Wong, was competing in his first WFFG event, and thoroughly enjoying the experience.  'There are around 110 firefighters from Hong Kong competing, in 15 of the sports on offer. I chose orienteering because I have orienteered before in Hong Kong'  The HongKongese teams did well, with a 2nd place in the Team event and 3rd in the Discovery team event, but it was the Aussies team which dominated winning the Team event, and gaining 1st and 2nd in the Discovery team event. 

The results:

Team event: 1st Australia, 2nd Hong Kong, 3rd Australia

Discovery team event: 1st Australia, 2nd Australia, 3rd Hong Kong

Men 18-39yrs: 1st Stefan Boremyr, 2nd Yuk-Tung Chen (HK), 3rd Chris Parfitt (Aus)

Men 40+yr: 1st Jari Tarvus (Fin), 2nd Shaun David -Crowley (NZ), 3rd Stephen Price (Aus)

Women 18-39 yrs: 1st Emilie David (FRA)

Women 40+: Shaun O'Donnell (UK), 2nd Phil Sneddon (NZ)

Southern Sydney Summer Series Co-ordinator, Dave Lotty, spied a chance to provide an additional event to the new Southern Series and Uringa followed up the morning's World Fire Fighter Games with an afternoon event for the general public.  The event attracted the largest entry to the Series so far with nearly 50 people attending, including some newcomers to orienteering.