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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]

Men

-640 kg

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

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

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

-720 kg

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

This is a discontinued event.

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

Women

Indoor -520 kg

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

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

  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.
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