The World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament is an international
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tournament for
police
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officers. This contest takes place every year in
Eibergen
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,
Groenlo
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and
Zieuwent
Zieuwent is a village in the east of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oost Gelre, Gelderland. Zieuwent has the tallest church tower in the Achterhoek region.
History
Zieuwent was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "silva S ...
in the
Netherlands
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. Those cities are near the border with
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. In the early 1980s the Eibergen Police department took the initiative to have a tournament with their German colleagues, to improve their cooperation. The tournament grew to be a
Europe
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an, and later a worldwide event. In this moment it is the greatest police indoor soccer tournament in the world.
The 2013 (31st) tournament will be held in Eibergen, Groenlo, Lichtenvoorde and Zieuwent in the Netherlands. About 2900 policemen and policewomen from 50 countries and 190 teams will participate in a men's, men's 35+, and women's tournament. This tournament will be held from 7 to 11 October 2013.
[http://www.wpist.nl/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/EN-WPIST-Invitation-2013.pdf ]
See also
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World Corporate Games
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World Company Games
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European Company Games
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World Firefighters Games
The World Firefighter Games is an international sporting event that welcomes all full-time, part-time and volunteer structural firefighters and bush firefighters, and aviation fire services and military emergency response personnel and their imme ...
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World Military Games
The Military World Games is a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). They have been held since 1995, although championships for separate sports had been held for some years. A w ...
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World Police and Fire Games
The World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) is a biennial athletic event, open to active and retired law enforcement and fire service personnel throughout the world. The WPFG Federation is an arm of the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF), ...
References
External links
World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130044044/http://www.wpist.nl/ , date=2018-01-30
International futsal competitions
Sports competitions in Gelderland
Sport in Berkelland
Sport in Oost Gelre