Misplaced Pages

Tug of War International Federation

Tug of War International Federation Logo
Formation	1960
Type	Sport
Headquarters	Jellum, Netherlands
Membership	75 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.

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.

Country	Member name	Ref
Australia	Australian Tug of War Association
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Tug of War Sports Society Public Association
Basque Country
Belgium	Belgische Touwtrek Bond
Brazil	Brazil Tug of War Association
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Cameroon	Tug of War Cameroonian Federation
Canada	Canadian Tug of War Association
Channel Islands
China	Chinese Tug of War Association
Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association
Colombia
Democratic Republic of Congo	TUG OF WAR DRC COD
Czech Republic	Czech Republic Tug of War Association
Denmark
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic Tug of War Association
England	English Tug of War Association
Estonia
Finland
France	French Tug of War Association
Gambia
Georgia
Germany	Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband [de]
Ghana	Ghana Tug of War Association
Greece	Hellenic Tug of War Federation
Haiti
Hong Kong
Hungary	Hungarian Tug of War Association
India	Tug of War Federation of India
Iran	Iran Tug of War Association
Ireland	Irish Tug of War Association
Israel	Israel Tug of War Association
Italy	Federazione Italiana Sport del Tiro alla Fune
Japan	Japan Tug of War Federation
Kenya	Kenya Tug of War Association
Korea	Korean Tug of War Association
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia	Latvian Tug of War Association
Lithuania
Macau	Tug of War General Association Macao, China
Malaysia
Malta	Malta tug of war Association
Mauritius
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia	Namibia Tug of War Association
Nepal	Nepal Tug of War Association
Netherlands	Nederlandse Touwtrek Bond
Nigeria	Tug of War Association of Nigeria
Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Tug of War Association
Pakistan	Pakistan Tug of War Federation
Philippines	Philippines Tug of War Association
Poland
Romania
Russia
Scotland	Scottish Tug of War Association
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa	South African Tug of War Federation
Sri Lanka
Sweden	Svenska Dragkampforbundet [sv]
Switzerland	Schweizer Tauziehverband
Thailand	Tug of War Thailand Association
Turkey
Ukraine
US	US Amateur Tug of War Association, Inc
Vietnam
Wales	Welsh Tug of War Association
Zambia
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Tug of War Association

Competitions

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

• TWIF Outdoor World Championships (biennially, even years)
• TWIF Indoor World Championships (biennially, even years)
• TWIF Outdoor Clubs Championships (biennially, even years)
• TWIF Indoor Clubs Championships (biennially, even years)
• TWIF Outdoor Junior Championships
• TWIF Indoor Junior Championships
• TWIF Outdoor U23 Championships
• TWIF Indoor U23 Championships

See also

• Tug of war at the Summer Olympics
• Tug of war at the World Games
• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

References

1. ^ "Member Associations". Tugofwar. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
2. "About Us". tugofwar.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
3. "About". Irish Tug of War. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "TIRO ALLA FUNE". Figest.it (in Italian). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. "Scottish Tug of War Association". www.scottishtugofwar.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. Jordan, Emma (27 September 2017). "Serious rope work: tug-of-war pulls its weight against other team sports". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

• Official website

• Sports in Wisconsin
• Tug of war
• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations