Tug of War International Federation
Type | Sport |
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Headquarters | Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States |
Membership | 72 countries |
President | Anton Rabe (Paarl, South Africa) |
Website | www |
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 |
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Australia | Australian Tug of War Association | [1] |
Basque Country | [1] | |
Belgium | [1] | |
Brazil | Brazil Tug of War Association | [1] |
Brunei Darussalam | [1] | |
Cambodia | [1] | |
Cameroon | [1] | |
Canada | [1] | |
Channel Islands | [1] | |
China | [1] | |
Chinese Taipei | [1] | |
Colombia | [1] | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | [1] | |
Czech Republic | [1] | |
Denmark | [1] | |
Dominican Republic | [1] | |
England | [2] | |
Estonia | [1] | |
Finland | [1] | |
France | [1] | |
Gambia | [1] | |
Georgia | [1] | |
Germany | [1] | |
Ghana | [1] | |
Greece | [1] | |
Haiti | [1] | |
Hong Kong | [1] | |
Hungary | [1] | |
India | Tug of War Federation of India | [1] |
Iran | [1] | |
Ireland | [3] | |
Israel | Israel Tug of War Association | [1] |
Italy | del Tiro alla Fune | [4] |
Japan | Japan Tug of War Federation | [1] |
Kenya | Kenya Tug of War Association | [1] |
Korea | Korean Tug of War Association | [1] |
Laos | [1] | |
Latvia | [1] | |
Lithuania | [1] | |
Macau | [1] | |
Malaysia | [1] | |
Malta | [1] | |
Mauritius | [1] | |
Mongolia | [1] | |
Morocco | [1] | |
Myanmar | [1] | |
Namibia | [1] | |
Nepal | [1] | |
Netherlands | [1] | |
Nigeria | [1] | |
Northern Ireland | [1] | |
Pakistan | Pakistan Tug of War Federation | [1] |
Philippines | [1] | |
Poland | [1] | |
Romania | [1] | |
Russia | [1] | |
Scotland | [5] | |
Serbia | [1] | |
Sierra Leone | [1] | |
Singapore | [1] | |
Slovakia | [1] | |
South Africa | South African Tug of War Federation | [6] |
Sri Lanka | [1] | |
Sweden | [1] | |
Switzerland | [1] | |
Thailand | [1] | |
Turkey | [1] | |
Ukraine | [1] | |
USA | US Amateur Tug of War Association, Inc | [1] |
Vietnam | [1] | |
Wales | [1] | |
Zambia | [1] | |
Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Tug of War Association | [1] |
See also[]
- Tug of war at the Summer Olympics
- Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Member Associations". Tugofwar. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "About Us". tugofwar.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "About". Irish Tug of War. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "TIRO ALLA FUNE". Figest.it (in Italian). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Tug of War Association". www.scottishtugofwar.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ 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[]
Categories:
- IOC-recognised international federations
- Organizations based in Wisconsin
- Sports in Wisconsin
- Tug of war