Delta's police officers and firefighters brought home several pieces of hardware from this year's World Police and Fire Games in New York City.
Delta sent 22 police officers and 20 firefighters to the competition, which has been held every two years since the inaugural event in 1985.
It brings together professional firefighters, law enforcement, customs and correctional officers from around the world for 10 days of sport, competition and camaraderie.
An estimated 15,000 to 18,000 athletes, more than the Winter and Summer Olympics, representing 70 countries were in New York for the games, which ran between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5. Hurricane Irene temporarily disrupted the schedule.
The local first responders competed in several events, including golf, hockey, soccer, tennis, cycling and badminton, bringing home many medals.
The Delta Bulls, Delta's police and fire hockey team, coached by police chief Jim Cessford, made it through round robin competition and placed fourth overall.
The Delta fire department also sent a firefighteronly hockey team, which placed fourth in its pool.
Const. Ann-Marie Soroka earned three silver medals in swimming and Const.
Kelly Seib came home with seven medals in swimming, including three gold, one silver and three bronze.
Firefighter Eric Butler won a gold medal in fiveon-five basketball, while Kristy Storey won bronze in both singles and mixed doubles tennis.
Guy Biggar came home from New York with three golds and two silvers in cycling.
"It was an absolutely amazing experience," said Biggar, who might be familiar to Tour de Delta fans.
The firefighter, who has been racing for several years and rides with semi-pro team Garneau Evolution, has battled back from a serious neck injury suffered in a Tour de Delta crash in 2007.
A week after winning the biggest event of his cycling career, Biggar was poised for another win in the Ladner criterium. It was a rainy night and with three laps to go Biggar took too much speed into a tight corner. He lost his wheel and was sent head first over his handlebars and into a barrier.
Biggar fractured the C7 vertebrae in his neck and spent three months in a hard collar.
The crash didn't dampen his passion for road racing and after six months of recovery, he came back "hungrier than ever."
Biggar said he plans to compete in the World Police and Fire Games again with the goal of winning gold in all five events - criterium, sprints, hill climb, time trial and road race.
