The Winter Olympics just finished but in the next Summer Olympics, I
think they should revive Tug of War so it can be an event again. Let’s
begin by talking about the rules of Tug of War. When competing in Tug
of War you have a rope and in the middle, it’s marked red. From either
side of the red mark, it is 13 feet away there is a white line on the
ground. In order to win you need to make sure that the red middle line
crosses over your own white line by pulling. You can have a maximum of
8 people on your team pulling. These people have to be under a certain
amount of weight chosen by the category. There are referees and they
can call three different commands. The three commands are “pick up the
rope,” “take the string” and “pull” to start the round. This
competition could take place with the track and field events like it
used to in 1900-1920 Olympics. Tug of War is like any other sport, why
can’t it be in the Olympics? Tug of War is just another sport for
working on teamwork and synchronization. If you are not synchronized
then your team won’t be as strong pulling the rope. It also helps you
gain teamwork because of that. These are the reasons I think Olympics
should bring back Tug of War.
