Best on the day . . . Waiouru NZ Defence Force firefighter Aidan Grant won the men’s individual section of the Gizzy Combat Challenge and the tandem section with Dave Shaw. The gruelling challenge required participants to complete what is known as “the toughest two minutes in sport” — a 20-kilogram hose pack carry up six flights of stairs; 20kg hose hoist; 70kg Keizer forced entry simulator; slalom run and 41-millimetre hose drag; and an 81kg mannequin drag . Internationally, what is now more commonly known as the Firefighter Challenge began as a test to determine if potential firefighters would be successful in the profession but became an elite competition that marked its 30th anniversary in 2021. Pictures by Paul Rickard
The Gizzy Combat Challenge event brought out the best in the more than three dozen firefighters who humped rolled hoses up and down a tower and completed a range of other tests at the Marina carpark on Saturday.
Co-organiser Rob Graham said those who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the
'This child has basically had to be taken to A&E ... quite upset and in a bit of pain'.