Nottingham is to host the 2025 World Outdoor Tug of War Championships on 4 – 7 September 2025.<\/p>\n
It was previously announced that Nottingham was going to be hosting the European Championships, however following the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) Congress held over the weekend, member countries voted to hold the World Championships on an annual, rather than bi-annual basis, and with the ruling coming into effect immediately, Nottingham will now host the World Tug of War Championships.<\/p>\n
TWIF President Dan McCarthy (Ireland) commented that \u201cwith member countries from all over the world voting to hold a world championships annually from here on in shows the positivity, enthusiasm and passion for global growth\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very exciting development\u201d commented Tug of War Association spokesman and organising committee member Alan Knott<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not very often that you get the opportunity to host a World Championships. The last time we hosted one was back in 2000. Not only that, the event will draw a bigger number of countries, teams, competitors and supporters to the event. It will be a great atmosphere and we encourage everyone to come along and support the event\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a great opportunity for people to see a top level tug of war competition, something which people in the area may not have seen before – there is certainly a lot more to tug of war than what people normally think, and preparing for this event takes weeks, months and years of hard work and preparation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Christine Bailey, Assistant Director of Sport at the University of Nottingham added: \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see this event re-classified as a World Championship. The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Venues has a strong track record of hosting major sports events, and we are delighted to play our part in bringing this competition to England. As a global university, we are proud to welcome athletes and supporters from around the world to our campus and the city of Nottingham. This event will bring with it significant social and economic benefits to our local community and further enriches the vibrant sporting scene here.”<\/p>\n
Contestants at the event will begin to arrive in the area from 1 September, will weigh in on 3 September, and will then spend four days battling it out at international club level on the Thursday and Friday (4 and 5 September) with full international competitions taking place on the Saturday and Sunday of the championship (6 and 7 September).<\/p>\n
The tournament will be open to men\u2019s teams, women\u2019s teams, and mixed teams who will be competing for gold, silver and bronze medals in different weight categories. The event will also stage junior and under 23 competitions, where again, there will be weight classes for men\u2019s, women\u2019s and mixed teams in these age categories.<\/p>\n
The four days of competition will take place on the University of Nottingham\u2019s Highfields Sports Complex, and the competitors will be housed at the main University Campus, although a number of visitors to the championships are expected to use other local hotels across the City. The venue will also be easily accessible to spectators with direct trams available from the City Centre to the venue.<\/p>\n
The World Outdoor Tug of War Championships recently took place in Mannheim, Germany, and England tug of war teams came away with a total of 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals across the club and international competitions.<\/p>\n
You can follow the event on social media (Facebook and Instagram) by searching for @tugofwar2025<\/p>\n