Tug-of-war

Tug-of-war is played by placing two teams of equal numbers of players on either side of a rope, with the aim of getting the other team across a line.

The last World Championship was held in Sweden in 2024.

The country has a strong link with the sport, hosting the first national federation and then the first World Championship

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Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport in 1900 and 1920! The discipline's first Olympic champions were a mixed team of Finns and Swedes.

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