Council to vote on bids for NCAA basketball regionals and World Police and Fire Games


The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday will vote to allow the city to place bids to bring the 2025 World Police and Fire Games and the 2023-26 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball regional playoffs to Birmingham.

Birmingham last hosted the NCAA playoffs in 2008. In 2008, officials were unsure about the future of the playoffs in Birmingham, citing the age of Legacy Arena. March Madness came to the city 10 times between 1995 and 2003.

City officials credited the renovation of Legacy Arena and construction of Protective Stadium as driving forces behind the decisions to bid on these events.

“Due to the size and condition of the arena, we lost [the NCAA playoffs]. But, now with the huge renovation and the new stadium, we are putting ourselves back on the map,” said District 3 councilor Valerie Abbott. Abbott chairs the Budget and Finance Committee.

If the city wins the bid, it will be the first time Birmingham has hosted the women’s playoffs.

If approved by the council, the city will place its bid with the NCAA on Feb. 3. Bids will be awarded in fall. City officials have not made final a budget for NCAA bids. The organization reimburses costs of host cities.

The World Police and Fire Games are open to active duty and retired law enforcement. Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, baseball, basketball, soccer and volley. There are some non-traditional events like stair race, mud run, dragon boat and ultimate firefighter.

World Police and Fire Games will be bigger than the 2021 World Games, with an expected 10,000 athletes traveling from around the world to compete. Around 3,600 athletes are expected to compete in The World Games.

Abbott said more athletes coming to Birmingham means more tax revenue and more exposure for Birmingham.

“The World Games will be small compared to the Police and Fire Games,” Abbott said. “I think we can use The World Games as a practice round for the World Police and Fire Games.”

The city will place a bid in March. The bids will be awarded soon after.

If the city wins the bid, it will pay $800,000 to the World Police and Fire Games, then $500,000 every year for four years. Those payments will begin in July 2021.



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