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4. Tug of war
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Tug of war at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm
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Tug of war is a sport of strength that surely everyone has played at least once in their lifetimes, but not many people know that it has featured as a competitive event at the Olympics on five occasions - from 1900 to 1920. It is part of the World Games and the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) organizes biannual World Championships for nations and club teams.
At the summer Olympics, teams contested in the form of clubs, which meant that a nation could enter more than one team. A total of six teams contested in 1900, with the winning team comprising of three Danish and Swedish athletes each.
In 1904, the USA picked up all three medals on offer while in the next edition in London, it was Britain who claimed a similar hat trick of medals.
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Shraishth Jain
Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.
His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.
He has been watching sports religiously for as long as he can remember. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan and spends almost all of his free time watching one sport or the other, and keeping tabs on the happenings in the world of sport around the globe.