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TWIF Indoor World Championships

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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
2014 Republic of Ireland Castlebar
2016 Netherlands Volendam
2018 China Xuzhou
2020 Republic of Ireland Letterkenny
2023 Northern Ireland Parkgate
2024 Sweden Helsingborg
2026 Chinese Taipei Taipei

Medallists

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Men's 560kg

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.