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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.
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.
The first record of The Pull is a brief mention of a tug-of-war in Hope's newspaper, "The Anchor", in 1898. The first Pull with a recorded victor was in 1909. There is no recorded history of The Pull—or "the tug" as it was then called—between those years. The Pull was cancelled in 1918, 1943, and 1944 because of the First and Second World Wars.
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in tug of war (4 P) Pages in category "Olympic tug of war competitors for the United States" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The Tug of War Outdoor World Championships is a tug of war competition organised by the Tug of War International Federation for national teams. It is the main worldwide competition in the sport and has been held biennially since 2014.
Bagaduce-class tugboat were World War 1 tug boats used in World War 1 and World War 2. During World War 1 these were called YMT-Yard Motor Tug. Engineered with a displacement of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) (normal) and a length of 156 ft 8 in (47.75 m), a beam of 30 ft (9.1 m) and a draft of 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m), with a top speed of 12.4 knots.