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The Tug of War Indoor World Championships is a tug of war competition organised by the Tug of War International Federation for national teams. It is one of the two main worldwide competitions in the sport and has been held biennially since 2014. TWIF also organizes the TWIF Outdoor World Championships for nations.
Tug of war video from Kerala, India. Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport in which two teams compete by pulling on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal of bringing the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
Tug of war was introduced as a World Games sport at the first World Games in 1981 World Games in Santa Clara. It has been played at all editions since then. [1] Two teams, in a test of strength, pull on opposite ends of a rope. The goal is to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team’s pull.
In tug-of-oars, two teams of six (or eight [1]) people sit facing each other in dragon boats like these, and attempt to paddle toward each other.. Polish Dragon Boat Racing, also referred to as "tug of oars" [2] or "dragon war", [3] is a sport consisting of two opposing teams of six rowers attempting to row a dragon boat across a center line, [4] [5] and is similar to tug-of-war.
The Federation is a member of the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF). [4] SATF is also an affiliate of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), which, alongside Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) supervises all organised sport in South Africa.
Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at the Games of every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by groups called clubs. A country could enter more than one club in the competition, making it possible for one country to earn multiple medals.
Hellenic Tug of War Federation [1] Haiti [1] Hong Kong [1] Hungary: Hungarian Tug of War Association [1] India: Tug of War Federation of India [1] Iran: Iran Tug of War Association [1] Ireland: Irish Tug of War Association [3] Israel: Israel Tug of War Association [1] Italy: Federazione Italiana Sport del Tiro alla Fune [4] Japan: Japan Tug of ...
A tug of war competition was held August 31 and September 1 at Francis Field in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Thirty athletes participated from six teams across three countries, and six games were played. Four American teams took the top four places, followed by Greek and South African teams unplaced.