Let the Games begin...
The 10th World Firefighter Games got underway on Monday in spectacular style.
It was a fantastic display of sportsmanship and solidarity and the hard work of organisers and volunteers in bringing everyone together was praised by all concerned.
Some competitors from South Africa actually told me that they believed Liverpool was better than Hong Kong! I don't think there is any doubt we know how to throw a party.
The first events got started today (Tues) with a great deal of excitement and Merseyside got its first gold medal in the rowing - it doesn't get better than that. Team GB have got nothing on these guys.
Keep your eyes peeled on the Echo website for the medals table - who knows our guys may do better than the team did in Beijing.
I went along to see the Iron Dog competition which seems to have caught a lot of people's imaginations but I mostly looking forward to watching the Toughest Firefighter Alive competition - I take off my hat to anyone who has the strength, the skill and endurance to complete such a gruelling event.
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Michelle Fiddler Chief Reporter Michelle Fiddler is reporting from the middle of all the Firefighter Games action.
Can you help?
I have searched everywhere for a timetable of events to go to, but can find nothing except your daily list in the Echo. But by 5 oclock, when I see the Echo its a bit late!
Any idea where to look, I have tried the official website but cannot see a timetable.
Thanks for your help
Julian Rosenthal
To find the timetable of the Games on the official website, you need to go under "events" and then click on "events information".
There is also a medal tally tabled...however there is no results available for each event even if the website says you can find the results on the event's page.
This is only another frustrating hickup of this website, they haven't done a very good job with this at all.