Tug of war at the World Games

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. Two teams of eight, whose total mass must not exceed a class maximum weight, align themselves at opposite ends of the rope. The teams start with the rope’s center-line directly above a line marked on the ground, and once the contest has commenced, attempt to pull the other team such that the marking on the rope closest to their opponent crosses the center-line.[2]

-640 kg

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1981 Santa Clara   England   Switzerland (SUI)   Netherlands (NED)
1985 London   Ireland (IRL)   Switzerland (SUI)   England
1989 Karlsruhe   Switzerland (SUI)   Ireland (IRL)   England
1993 The Hague   Switzerland (SUI)   Ireland (IRL)   Spain (ESP)
1997 Lahti   Spain (ESP)   Switzerland (SUI)   Ireland (IRL)
2005 Duisburg   Switzerland (SUI)   Sweden (SWE)   Germany (GER)
2009 Kaohsiung   Switzerland (SUI)   Germany (GER)   Netherlands (NED)
2013 Cali   Switzerland (SUI)   Great Britain (GBR)   Germany (GER)
2017 Wrocław   Great Britain (GBR)   Switzerland (SUI)   Germany (GER)
2022 Birmingham   Switzerland (SUI)   Great Britain (GBR)   Belgium (BEL)

-680 kg

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita   Netherlands (NED)   Switzerland (SUI)   Sweden (SWE)
2005 Duisburg   Netherlands (NED)   Sweden (SWE)   Ireland (IRL)
2009 Kaohsiung   Netherlands (NED)   Switzerland (SUI)   Great Britain (GBR)

-700 kg

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2013 Cali   Netherlands (NED)   Switzerland (SUI)   Sweden (SWE)
2017 Wrocław   Switzerland (SUI)   Netherlands (NED)   Great Britain (GBR)

-720 kg

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This is a discontinued event.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1981 Santa Clara   Switzerland (SUI)   Netherlands (NED)   England
1985 London   Ireland (IRL)   England   Switzerland (SUI)
1989 Karlsruhe   England   Switzerland (SUI)   Ireland (IRL)
1993 The Hague   Switzerland (SUI)   Ireland (IRL)   Germany (GER)
1997 Lahti   Netherlands (NED)   Sweden (SWE)   Ireland (IRL)

Indoor -600 kg

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This is a discontinued event.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita   England   Scotland   Japan (JPN)

Women

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Indoor -520 kg

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2005 Duisburg   Chinese Taipei (TPE)   Japan (JPN)   Netherlands (NED)
2009 Kaohsiung   Chinese Taipei (TPE)   Netherlands (NED)   Great Britain (GBR)

Indoor -540 kg

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
2013 Cali   Chinese Taipei (TPE)   Netherlands (NED)   South Africa (RSA)
2017 Wrocław   Chinese Taipei (TPE)   China (CHN)   South Africa (RSA)

References

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  1. ^ "Tug of War | IWGA". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ^ "Tug of War". The World Games 2022 | Birmingham, USA. Retrieved 2022-11-10.