Tug of War International Federation

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Tug of War International Federation
Formation1960
Type Sport
Headquarters Jellum, Netherlands
Membership75 countries
President
Dan McCarthy (Cork, Ireland)
Website www.tugofwar-twif.org

The Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) 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. [1]

CountryMember nameRef
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australian Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Tug of War Sports Society Public Association [2]
Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country [2]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgische Touwtrek Bond [2]
Flag of Brazil.svg  BrazilBrazil Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam [2]
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia [2]
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Tug of War Cameroonian Federation [2]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canadian Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Guernsey.svg Channel Islands [2]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chinese Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia [2]
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo TUG OF WAR DRC COD [2]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech Republic Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [2]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of England.svg  England English Tug of War Association [3]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia [2]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [2]
Flag of France.svg  France French Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia [2]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia [2]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband  [ de ] [2]
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ghana Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Hellenic Tug of War Federation [2]
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti [2]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [2]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of India.svg  India Tug of War Federation of India [2]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Iran Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Irish Tug of War Association [4]
Flag of Israel.svg  IsraelIsrael Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Federazione Italiana Sport del Tiro alla Fune [5]
Flag of Japan.svg  JapanJapan Tug of War Federation [2]
Flag of Kenya.svg  KenyaKenya Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of South Korea.svg  KoreaKorean Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan [2]
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos [2]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Latvian Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania [2]
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Tug of War General Association Macao, China [2]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia [2]
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Malta tug of war Association [2]
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius [2]
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia [2]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [2]
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar [2]
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Namibia Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Nepal Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Nederlandse Touwtrek Bond [2]
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Tug of War Association of Nigeria [2]
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan Tug of War Federation [2]
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippines Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland [2]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania [2]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [2]
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Scottish Tug of War Association [6]
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [2]
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone [2]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore [2]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [2]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa South African Tug of War Federation [7]
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [2]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Svenska Dragkampforbundet  [ sv ] [2]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Schweizer Tauziehverband [2]
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Tug of War Thailand Association [2]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [2]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [2]
Flag of the United States.svg  USUS Amateur Tug of War Association, Inc [2]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam [2]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Welsh Tug of War Association [2]
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia [2]
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZimbabweZimbabwe Tug of War Association [2]

Competitions

TWIF organizes world championships for national teams, U23 and club competition. Those are:

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 (ETWF), 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. [8] [9]

Currently (as of September 1, 2024), 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://tugofwar-twif.org/member-associations/
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 "Member Associations". Tugofwar. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "About Us". tugofwar.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "About". Irish Tug of War. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "TIRO ALLA FUNE". Figest.it (in Italian). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Scottish Tug of War Association". www.scottishtugofwar.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Jordan, Emma (27 September 2017). "Serious rope work: tug-of-war pulls its weight against other team sports". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Established ETWF – European Tug Of War Federation" . Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  9. ↑ "European Tug of War Federation - svenskdragkamp.se" (in Swedish). 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2024-09-01.


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