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🇺🇸 USA Tug of War Association 🇺🇸

Official account of the USA Tug of War Association 💪

Building strength, teamwork & tradition one pull at a time.

10/13/2026

🇺🇸🪢 USA TUG OF WAR CONGRATULATES JOSH LARSON & THANKS OUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS! 🪢🇺🇸

A new chapter for TWIF officiating! 🌍

After nearly 20 years of dedicated service to the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), Bruce Schuman is retiring from his long-standing IT role. Since beginning in 2007 at the European Championships in Minehead, Bruce has played a vital role supporting the sport through IT services, competition programmes, results books, and the TWIF website.

Thank you, Bruce, for your incredible commitment and dedication to international tug of war! 👏 While retiring from his role, Bruce will continue to assist with the TWIF website and support the IT team for the time being.

We are also proud to celebrate Josh Larson of the USA, who successfully passed his recorder exam during the World Championships in Mossel Bay, South Africa, and will now serve as a TWIF Recorder! 🇺🇸 Congratulations, Josh, on this exciting new opportunity to represent the USA on the international stage!

👏 USA representation goes beyond the athletes! A special thank-you to Bill Gallagher, USA International Representative, for assisting with the competition draws and serving as Assistant Head Marshal for one day. We also recognize Sandy Gallagher for her work as a marshal over several days of competition. Your time, experience, and dedication help make these international championships possible!

Congratulations to Josh and all the newly qualified TWIF judges and recorders. Thank you to everyone who gives their time and expertise to keep our sport running strong around the world! 🌎💪

10/04/2026

🍂🪢 THANK YOU, TUG OF WAR FAMILY! 🪢🍂

What a way to wrap up the outdoor season! 🇺🇸💪

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the USATOWA Heindel Fall Classic! It was a great day of competition, friendship, and celebrating the sport we all love.

🏡 A special thank you to the small town of Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin, for welcoming us! We had a wonderful crowd come out to support the event, cheer on the teams and experience the excitement of tug of war. Your support means so much to us! ❤️

🌎 We were especially excited to have teams from Northern Ireland, LeClaire, Iowa, and Canada join us! 🇮🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦 Your presence made the day even more special.

🏆 Congratulations to our Hall of Fame honorees!

⭐ Hall of Fame: Ben Davis & Katie Kruse
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Hall of Fame: The Davis Family
🎉 Honorary Hall of Fame Team: Leo’s Boys are Girls — celebrating 25 years!

These honors recognize not only accomplishments in tug of war, but the dedication, friendships and years of commitment that make our sport so special. ❤️

And we can’t forget all the people behind the scenes who make an event like this possible:

👏 Thank you to our judges and recorders for keeping the competition running smoothly.

👕 Special thanks to Kim for selling USATOWA shirts and helping everyone represent the sport in style!

🪢 Thank you to our event organizers for all the time and effort that went into making the day happen.

💪 And a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped set up and tear down. These events simply wouldn’t happen without the people willing to put in the work before, during and after the pulls.

Most importantly, thank you to every athlete, team, family member, volunteer, local supporter and fan who continues to show up and support USA Tug of War. 🇺🇸❤️

That wraps up our outdoor season, but now it’s time to start thinking about 2027! 👀

💡 Have ideas for events, classes, locations or ways we can make next year even better?

Send your ideas to the USA Tug of War board! We want to hear from you.

Until then… keep training, keep pulling and keep growing the sport we love!

🪢 Stronger Together. 💪🇺🇸

10/02/2026

🍂💪 IT’S PULL DAY! 💪🍂

🇺🇸 USATOWA HEINDEL FALL CLASSIC 🇺🇸

The final outdoor pull of the year is HERE! 🪢🔥

Join USA Tug of War TODAY — Saturday, October 3rd at Forest of Fame Park in Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin, for a full day of tug of war, competition, food, music, family fun — and some very special celebrations!

🏆 HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
⭐ Hall of Fame: Ben Davis & Katie Kruse
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Hall of Fame: The Davis Family
🎉 Hall of Fame Team: 🤫

🌎 WELCOME OUR VISITING TEAMS!
🇨🇦 Canada
🇮🇪 Northern Ireland
🇺🇸 Le Claire, Iowa

🚒 Four local fire departments will battle it out for local bragging rights!

🪢 TODAY’S CLASSES

💪 Men’s 640 kg, 720 kg & CWT
💪 Women’s Open
💪 Open 540 kg & 600 kg
💪 Coed Mixed 4x4 — 580 kg
🚒 Local Fire Department Pull
👧 Kids Pull

📍 Forest of Fame Park — Mt. Vernon, WI
⏰ Competition starts at 10:00 AM

🍔 Food & beverages, including b**r, will be available for purchase.
🚫 No alcohol carry-ins.

Bring your family, friends and future teammates and help us finish the outdoor season strong!

❤️🪢 Come pull. Come cheer. Come celebrate.

🔥 Pick up the rope. Take the strain. Steady… PULL! 🔥

09/20/2026

🇿🇦🪢 DAY 4 | TWIF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – MOSSEL BAY 2026 🌍🏆

What an incredible journey it has been! Today we wrap up the Closed World Championships with the final competitions and a memorable Closing Ceremony. 🎉

A huge thank you to all the athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and supporters who made these championships so special. Your passion and dedication make tug of war stronger around the world! 💪🌍

🇮🇹 NEXT STOP: ITALY! 🇮🇹

The journey continues as we look ahead to the next Indoor & Outdoor World Championships in Italy! 🪢🏆

Until we meet again, keep pulling together and growing our amazing sport! ❤️

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