Indian defence forces shine at World Police and Fire Games: BSF wins 74 medals, CISF 64; India finishes third with 560 medals
NEW DELHI: BSF and CISF personnel won 73 and 64 medals each at the World Police and Fire Games 2025 held in Birmingham, Alabama USA, taking India to the third position in the overall medals tally with an overall 560 medals.
The games were held between June 30 and July 6.
The World Police and Fire Games are a major international sports event where police and fire service personnel from around the world compete in various sports. This year, over 10,000 athletes from more than 70 countries took part.
BSF in a statement shared that its personnel won 38 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 14 bronze medals at the games. 'BSF personnel are trained to maintain physical fitness and mental toughness, which enables them to perform exceptionally well in sports,' it said.
While 14 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze were won by BSF personnel in swimming events; athletics contributed 12 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. Archery events got BSF personnel four golds and two silver medals; wrestling four gold medals, boxing 3 golds, and taekwondo a gold and silver medal each.
The CISF team took part in 6 events. Gurjeet Singh from Haryana won a gold in high jump, silver in hammer throw and a bronze medal each in decathlon, triple jump and pole vault.
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ASI Reenu, also from Haryana, won gold in 10 km cross-country, 5,000 mts, 10,000 mts, half-marathon and half marathon team event, besides a silver medal in 1500 mts event.
In wrestling, CISF personnel from Haryana — ASI Sunny Kumar from Jhajjar and Head Constables (HC) Ajay Dagar, Harish and Mohit from Sonipat; and HC Abhimanyu from Hisar — won all gold medals.
CISF personnel Vijaya Kumari from Bihar won a total six medals, in 100 mtr race, 4x100 mtr relay, 4x100 mtr mixed relay; and silver medals in 200 mtr and 400 mtr hurdle race each; and a bronze in 400 mtr event.
Uma Choudhary from Rajasthan bagged a gold medal in javelin throw. From Tripura, CISF personnel Madhumita Deb won a gold, two silver and one bronze medal in different track and field events.
Mukul from Uttar Pradesh won a gold in hammer throw and a silver each in discus throw, shot put throw and javelin throw.
Babita, also from UP, won gold in pole vault, silver in heptathlon and a bronze each in high jump and 4x100 mtr.
Sonam from UP won gold medals in 4x100 mtr mixed relay and 4x100 mtr relay; and a silver medal each in long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault.
She also won a bronze medal in the 100 mtr hurdle race.
Head Constable Amridhesh from Kerala bagged four gold medals, two silvers and 1 bronze medal.
'CISF continues to encourage fitness, discipline, and excellence. The team's performance at the World Police and Fire Games shows the strength and determination of our personnel on the world stage,' CISF said in a statement on Tuesday.
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