INTRODUCTION
This page celebrates the sport of tug of war, a sport which is often regarded as nothing more than a rather quaint and friendly tussle in a field for the entertainment of visitors to a village fete. And yet tug of war has a very long history, and a worldwide history, and it is - or it can be - a genuinely serious test of many athletic virtues. And what's more, tug of war was once an Olympic sport.
In the opinion of the author of this article, tug of war should once again grace the Olympicstage, perhaps in new and engaging forms. Tug of war is, as this article argues in words andphotos and videos, one of the purest of all Olympic sports.
Please follow the link below to the article.
