World Tug of War Championship (hall)

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World tug-of-war championships in the hall (indoor) have been held since 1991 and have been held in the years with an even number since 2000. There are four competitions for men and two for women.

Venues

1991 SpainSpain Spain Getxo
1993 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales Cardiff
1995 SpainSpain Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz
1997 ? ?
1999 ? Carlow
2000 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Slagharen
2002 IrelandIreland Ireland Cork
2004 ScotlandScotland Scotland Glasgow
2006 IrelandIreland Ireland Killarney
2008 ItalyItaly Italy Faenza
2010 ItalyItaly Italy Cesenatico

List of world champions

(H = men; D = women; the number stands for the total weight of the athletes; Unl = unlimited weight class)

year H 560 H 600 H 640 H 680 D 480/500 D 520/540
1991 EnglandEngland England SpainSpain Spain EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England SpainSpain Spain NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
1993 EnglandEngland England IrelandIreland Ireland EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
1995 SpainSpain Spain SpainSpain Spain SpainSpain Spain IrelandIreland Ireland SpainSpain Spain NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
1997 EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England SpainSpain Spain EnglandEngland England
1999 EnglandEngland England SpainSpain Spain ScotlandScotland Scotland EnglandEngland England JapanJapan Japan NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
2000 EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England ScotlandScotland Scotland EnglandEngland England SpainSpain Spain NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
2002 EnglandEngland England Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland EnglandEngland England EnglandEngland England JapanJapan Japan NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
2004 EnglandEngland England JapanJapan Japan ScotlandScotland Scotland ScotlandScotland Scotland JapanJapan Japan NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
2006 EnglandEngland England ScotlandScotland Scotland ScotlandScotland Scotland ScotlandScotland Scotland JapanJapan Japan TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan
2008 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland ScotlandScotland Scotland ScotlandScotland Scotland NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan
2010 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland ScotlandScotland Scotland EnglandEngland England ScotlandScotland Scotland China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan

See also