TUG OF WAR

Tug of War at ATHLEEMA 2026 is an intercollege team challenge in Okhla, Delhi, where groups compete in a test of raw strength, balance, and synchronized effort to overpower their opponents.

Rules

 Each team in a Tug of War competition consists of 10 members.

 The weight of the playing team should not exceed 760Kg in total.

 The rope used should be of a circumference of approximately 11 cm and should be marked in the

middle with a center line as well as two marksthat should be placed 4m from the center line.

 At the start of the pull, the center line of the rope should be immediately above line marked on the

ground.

 Both teams pull the rope, the winner being the team who manage to pull the mark on the rope

closest to their opponents over the center line.

 The rope must be pulled underarm and nobody’s elbow must go below the knee, otherwise a foul

will be called.

 Matches are often a best of three pull, the winner winning two out of the three pulls.

 Both team have to compete bare foot.

Scoring

Teams are pitted against each other usually in a best of three match, there is a form of scoring, in that

the winner of the match must win two out the three pulls to win the match.

Winning the Game

Each team has a mark on their end of the rope 4m from the center. The team who is pulled by the

opposition towards the center whose mark goes over the center line is declared the loser. With matches

often being the best of three, it isthatsuccessfully winstwo out of three pullsthatis declaredthe winner.