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April 26, 2012
AN OLD OLYMPIC SPORT: Tug‐Of‐War
Tug‐Of‐War was once an Olympic sport and was part of the track and field athletics
program. Two teams arrange on opposite sides of a line in a giant sandbox. All members of
the team grab the rope and when the event begins you pull as hard as possible in an
attempt to pull your opponents across the line. If you pull one member of their team
across the line, you win. Today, Tug‐Of‐War is mostly competed in gym classes at
elementary schools across North America. It is also a popular event on some TV game
shows. Tug‐Of‐War was an active event in the Olympics in the following years: 1900, 1904,
1906 (Intercalated Games),1908, 1912, 1920
schools event popular
teams possible sandbox