Tug of War International Federation

Tug of War International Federation

Tug of War International Federation Logo
Type	Sport
Headquarters	Orfordville, Wisconsin, United States
Membership	53 countries
President	Cathal McKeever (co. Armagh, Northern Ireland)
Website	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	Notes
1	Australia	Australian Tug of War Association	none
2	Belgium	Belgische Touwtrek Bond	none
3	Brazil	Brazil Tug of War Association	none
4	Brunei Darussalam		none
5	Cambodia		none
6	Cameroon	Tug of War Cameroonian Federation	none
7	Canada	Canadian Tug of War Association	none
8	Channel Islands		none
9	China	Chinese Tug of War Association	none
10	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Tug of War Association	none
11	Colombia		none
12	Democratic Republic of Congo	TUG OF WAR DRC COD	none
13	Czech Republic	Czech Republic Tug of War Association	none
14	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic Tug of War Association	none
15	England	English Tug of War Association	none
16	Estonia		none
17	France	French Tug of War Association	none
18	Germany	Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband e.V.	none
19	Ghana	Ghana Tug of War Association	none
20	Greece	Hellenic Tug of War Federation	none
21	Hong Kong		none
22	Hungary	Hungarian Tug of War Association	none
23	India	Tug of War Federation of India	none
24	Iran	Iran Tug of War Association	none
25	Republic of Ireland	Irish Tug of War Association	none
26	Israel	Israel Tug of War Association	none
27	Italy	Federazione Italiana Sport del Tiro alla Fune	none
28	Japan	Japan Tug of War Federation	none
29	Kenya	Kenya Tug of War Association	none
30	Korea Republic	Korean Tug of War Association	none
31	Laos		none
32	Latvia	Latvian Tug of War Association	none
33	Lithuania		none
34	Macau	Tug of War General Association Macao, China	none
35	Malta	Malta tug of war Association	none
36	Mauritius		none
37	Mongolia		none
38	Morocco		none
39	Myanmar		none
40	Namibia	Namibia Tug of War Association	none
41	Nepal		none
42	Netherlands	Nederlandse Touwtrek Bond	none
43	Nigeria	Tug of War Association of Nigeria	none
44	Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Tug of War Association	none
45	Pakistan	Pakistan Tug of War Federation	none
46	Philippines	Philippines Tug of War Association	none
47	Poland		none
48	Romania		none
49	Russia		none
50	Scotland	Scottish Tug of War Association	none
51	Serbia		none
52	Sierra Leone		none
53	South Africa	South African Tug of War Federation	none
54	Sri Lanka		none
55	Sweden	Svenska Dragkampforbundet	none
56	Switzerland	Schweizer Tauziehverband	none
57	Thailand	Tug of War Thailand Association	none
58	Ukraine		none
59	USA	US Amateur Tug of War Association, Inc	none
60	Vietnam		none
61	Wales	Welsh Tug of War Association	none
62	Zambia		none
63	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Tug of War Association	none

See also

• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

References

External links

• Official TWIF web site