TWIF Indoor World Championships

The Tug of War Indoor World Championships is a tug of war competition organised by the Tug of War International Federation for national teams. It is one of the two main worldwide competitions in the sport and has been held biennially since 2014. TWIF also organizes the TWIF Outdoor World Championships for nations.

## Venues

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Year  | Location

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2014  |  Castlebar
2016  |  Volendam
2018  |  Xuzhou
2020  |  Letterkenny
2023  |  Parkgate
2024  |  Helsingborg
2026  |  Taipei

## Medallists

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### Men's 560kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  England (ENG) |  Ireland (IRL)
2016  |  Ireland (IRL) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Northern Ireland (NIR)
2018  |  Ireland (IRL) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2020  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Ireland (IRL)
2023  |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Ireland (IRL)
2024  |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)

### Men's 600kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Ireland (IRL)
2016  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2018  |  Netherlands (NED) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
2020  |  Netherlands (NED) |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Ireland (IRL)
2023  |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
2024  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Ireland (IRL)

### Men's 640kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Ireland (IRL) |  Spain (ESP)
2016  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2018  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2020  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2023  |  Ireland (IRL) |  Northern Ireland (NIR) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2024  |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL) |  Italy (ITA)

### Men's 680kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Ireland (IRL) |  England (ENG)
2016  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2018  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2020  |  Scotland (SCO) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Ireland (IRL)
2023  |  Ireland (IRL) |  Latvia (LAT) |  Netherlands (NED)
2024  |  Netherlands (NED) |  Italy (ITA) |  Ireland (IRL)

### Women's 500kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  China (CHN) |  Spain (ESP)
2016  |  China (CHN) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2018  |  China (CHN) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2020  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Netherlands (NED)
2023  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  China (CHN)
2024  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  China (CHN)

### Women's 540kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  China (CHN) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  South Africa (RSA)
2016  |  China (CHN) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2018  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  China (CHN) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2020  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Netherlands (NED)
2024  |  China (CHN) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)

### Mixed 580kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2020  |  Netherlands (NED) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2023  |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Scotland (SCO) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
2024  |  Basque Country (Basque Country) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  China (CHN)

### Mixed 600kg

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Year  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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2014  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  China (CHN) |  England (ENG)
2016  |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |  China (CHN) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2018  |  China (CHN) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Basque Country (Basque Country)

## References

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* "TWIF Archive results". Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
* "2014 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
* "2016 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
* "2018 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
* "2020 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
* "2023 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
* "2024 TWIF Indoor World Championships" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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World championships

* List of world sports championships

Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Baseball
* men
* men's 12
* women
* Basketball
* men
* women
* 3x3 basketball
* club
* Beach volleyball
* Cricket
* T20 (men)
* T20 (women)
* Curling
* mixed doubles
* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
* women
* Flag football
* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

|

Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
* BMX
* mountain biking
* road
* track
* urban
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
* women
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Ski mountaineering
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

|

Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

|

Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

|

Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

|

Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

*[TPE]: Chinese Taipei
*[ENG]: England
*[IRL]: Ireland
*[NIR]: Northern Ireland
*[Basque Country]: Basque Country
*[SCO]: Scotland
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[ESP]: Spain
*[ITA]: Italy
*[LAT]: Latvia
*[CHN]: China
*[RSA]: South Africa
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