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Who's the toughest? This Police and Fire Games event aimed to find out

Maricela Del Rio, of the Gainesville Police Department, flips a giant tire Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Free Chapel North Campus as she competes in the Police and Fire Games toughest competitor event. - photo by Scott Rogers

06252021 TOUGHEST 4.jpg — Maricela Del Rio, of the Gainesville Police Department, flips a giant tire Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Free Chapel North Campus as she competes in the Police and Fire Games toughest competitor event. - photo by Scott Rogers

Chris Compton had never flipped a tire or pulled a car with a rope before Thursday. The event was one of a series of Olympic-style games taking place this week in Gainesville-Hall County as part of the Police and Fire Games.