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. 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.
Men
-640 kg 1981 Santa Clara1985 London1989 Karlsruhe1993 The Hague1997 Lahti2005 Duisburg2009 Kaohsiung2013 Cali2017 Wrocław2022 Birmingham
-680 kg 2001 Akita2005 Duisburg2009 Kaohsiung
-700 kg 2013 Cali2017 Wrocław
-720 kg This is a discontinued event.
1981 Santa Clara1985 London1989 Karlsruhe1993 The Hague1997 Lahti
Indoor -600 kg This is a discontinued event.
2001 Akita
Women
Indoor -520 kg 2005 Duisburg2009 Kaohsiung
Indoor -540 kg 2013 Cali2017 Wrocław
Mixed
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