The origins of tug of war are uncertain, but this sport was practised in Cambodia, ancient Egypt, Greece, India and China. Origin Ī 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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