Greetings Tug of War family and friends from across the Globe.
Once again the 2026 outdoor season has come to an end, with a successful World Championship in Mossel Bay South Africa. It was attended by teams from (15) fifteen countries from around the globe. Delegates from other countries who are not yet members of TWIF also attended and enquired about the process of becoming members, which is good news going forward. This Championship also see the introduction of a new IT (competition) program which ran side by side with the existing program, just making sure it is compatible. Several of the recorders who used the new program were very satisfied with it. It is a modern program for the future and covers a lot more information than before, easy to understand and add more information when required. There was also a judges course for new judges to add to the panel. Unfortunately we also had (3) three TWIF judges retire. Beside the judges course, there was a course for recorders too. We also see the introduction of recognising the outdoor Female and Male athlete of the year for their contribution to the sport. Livestream saw 240,000 hits over the (4) four days which shows the interest in our sport for those who could not attend, Instagram and Facebook also had big numbers of followers. Countries that are pulling indoor are already in the midst of training for the 2027 World indoor Championships in Morbengo, Italy in March. A sincere word of thanks to everyone who were involved in the various aspects of making the Championships in Mossel Bay successful.
Yours in Sport,
Dan McCarthy
President of TWIF