The Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), organises World Championships for nation teams biannually, for both indoor and outdoor contests, and a similar competition for club teams. The sport was part of the Olympic Games from 1900 until 1920, but has not been included since. There are tug of war clubs in many countries, and both men and women participate. As a sport Tug of war competition in 1904 Summer Olympics The Mohave people occasionally used tug-of-war matches as means of settling disputes. ġ5 – tug of war is popularised during tournaments in French châteaux gardens and later in Great Britainġ800 – tug of war begins a new tradition among seafaring men who were required to tug on lines to adjust sails while ships were under way and even in battle. Tug of war stories about heroic champions from Scandinavia and Germany circulate Western Europe where Viking warriors pull on animal skins over open pits of fire in tests of strength and endurance, in preparation for battle and plunder. Women in a tug of war, at the annual Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan, India The famous Sun Temple of Konark has a stone relief on the west wing of the structure clearly showing the game of Tug of War in progress. The origin of the game in India has strong archaeological roots going back at least to the 12th century AD in the area what is today the State of Orissa on the east coast. Evidence is found in countries like Egypt, India, Myanmar, New Guinea. The contest of pulling on the rope originates from ancient ceremonies and rituals. There is no specific time and place in history to define the origin of the game of Tug of War. A tug of war in Japan from " Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga" (Animal-person Caricatures) 12–13th centuryĪrcheological evidence shows that tug of war was also popular in India in the 12th century: Tug of war games in ancient Greece were among the most popular games used for strength and would help build strength needed for battle in full armor. It is possible that the teams held hands when pulling, which would have increased difficulty, since handgrips are more difficult to sustain than a grip of a rope. Helkystinda and ephelkystinda seem to have been ordinary versions of tug of war, while dielkystinda had no rope, according to Julius Pollux. In ancient Greece the sport was called helkystinda ( Greek: ἑλκυστίνδα), ephelkystinda (ἐφελκυστίνδα) and dielkystinda (διελκυστίνδα), which derives from dielkō (διέλκω), meaning amongst others "I pull through", all deriving from the verb helkō (ἕλκω), "I draw, I pull". Each side also had its own team of drummers to encourage the participants. During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang promoted large-scale tug of war games, using ropes of up to 167 metres (548 ft) with shorter ropes attached, and more than 500 people on each end of the rope. According to a Tang dynasty book, The Notes of Feng, tug of war, under the name "hook pulling" ( 牽鉤), was used by the military commander of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period (8th to 5th centuries BC) to train warriors. The origins of tug of war are uncertain, but this sport was practised in Cambodia, ancient Egypt, Greece, India and China. Origin A tug of war between asuras and devas ( Angkor Wat, Cambodia) Prior to that, French and English was the commonly used name for the game in the English-speaking world. Only in the 19th century was it used as a term for an athletic contest between two teams who haul at the opposite ends of a rope. The Oxford English Dictionary says that the phrase "tug of war" originally meant "the decisive contest the real struggle or tussle a severe contest for supremacy". Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull. Part of the Summer Olympic programme from 1900 to 1920 Ireland 600 kg team in the European Championships 2009
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