Tug of War International Federation


The Tug of War International Federation is the international governing body for the sport of tug of war.
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Members

Regions

  1. Asia: 22
  2. Oceania: 1
  3. Africa: 12
  4. Americas:
  5. Europe:

Member countries

Due to national organization and historical rivalry, certain countries are listed below as individuals, rather than as members of a larger political union. For example, the Home Countries compete as separate nations, and the Basque Country has its own team.
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Australia

Competitions

TWIF organizes world championships for national teams, U23 and club competition. Those are:
  • TWIF Outdoor World Championships https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauzieh-Weltmeisterschaft
  • TWIF Indoor World Championships https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauzieh-Weltmeisterschaft_
  • TWIF Outdoor Clubs Championships
  • TWIF Indoor Clubs Championships
  • TWIF Outdoor Junior Championships
  • TWIF Indoor Junior Championships
  • TWIF Outdoor U23 Championships
  • TWIF Indoor U23 Championships
Since the first Baltic Games in 1964, the TWIF has organized the following competitions:

European Tug of War Federation (ETWF)

On August 12, 2021, the European Tug of War Federation, based in Sweden, was founded by several European federations at the headquarters of the Polish Tug of War Federation. Its goals include improving communication between tug-of-war nations in Europe, introducing new disciplines such as beach tug-of-war and individual tug-of-war, which already exist in Sweden, and advancing the goal of returning tug-of-war to the Olympics.
Currently, the following 15 nations are members of the ETWF: Ireland, Azerbaijan, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine.

Asian Tug of War Federation (ATWF)

14th Asian Indoor Tug of War Championships was held in Thailand at 2019.