A South African tug-of-war team has been crowned world champions for the third time in a row after tensions turned into triumph once again!
Mannheim, Germany (10 September 2024) — A whole lot of tension turned into a triumph for South Africa after Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale’s tug-of-war team successfully claimed the win and defended their title at the recent World Championships!
Held in Mannheim, Germany, earlier this September, the Tug of War International Federation’s (Twif) World Championship saw the Protea team stand on business while putting their coordinated strength to the test for their weight division.
As Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale proudly shares of their squad, the 560kg team were ultimately crowned World Champions for their weight division after fierce battles against several countries’ teams including England, Germany and China.
In ever better news for the team, their supporters and South Africa, this marked their third time winning the title.
As the South African Tug-of-War Federation’s Anton Botha highlights:
“SA’s U/19 Tug-of-War team made it three in a row when they claimed the 2024 World Championship title! After claiming this title in 2022 and 2023, the team from Oakdale worked very hard to make it three in a row!”.
Other youth teams also made their home country proud, including the U/23 mixed squad who scored silver and the U/19 Girls who claimed bronze.
Needless to say, if you ever find yourself in the Western Cape’s Oakdale, try not to get roped into a game of tug-of-war, no matter how ‘friendly’ it might seem. You might just find yourself going up against a world champion or two!
Sources: Various (Linked Above)
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