拔河在英国、瑞典、瑞士、意大利、美国、澳大利亚、印度和古巴等国都是一项全国性体育活动。1900年到1920年拔河曾作为奥运会比赛项目之一。现在,越来越多的国家期望参加两年一度的世界拔河冠军赛。在英国,有300多个俱乐部参加“英国拔河协会”。英国国家队是700公斤级和640公斤级的世界冠军。这种级别是以全队八个队员的总体重决定的。英国国家队技术高超,历年来战胜了许多强队。他们在一九七七年用两个 Tug of War is a national sporting event in Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, the United States, Australia, India and Cuba. From 1900 to 1920, tug of war was one of the Olympic Games. More and more countries are now looking to participate in the biennial World Tug of War Championship. In the UK, more than 300 clubs participate in the “British Tug-of-war Association.” The British national team is a world champion at 700kg and 640kg. This level is based on the overall weight of the team of eight players decided. The British national team is skilled and has overcame many strong teams over the years. They used two in 1977