When was tug of war last in the olympics

But our favorite two surprises on the all-time list of Olympic sports, besides tug of war, were croquet and water motorsports -- yes, you read that right.

Croquet was included in -- but there were only 10 competitors, and all of them were from France. Doesn't seem fair, does it? Water motorsports featured competitors from two countries, France and Great Britain, in But it was quickly abandoned as well -- too bad, since those are two "sports" many of us could at least aspire to be Olympians in.

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There are officially sanctioned events held in the summer months in those states, and a national championship held each year, most recently in Monroe, Wisconsin, on July Teams from the United States have competed well worldwide.

In , the U. As for returning to the Olympics, that's a different matter entirely. The most recent discussions between the U. Olympic Committee and the U. Tug of War association were nearly a decade ago, when the organization was told would need to grow considerably in terms of funding and participation. Mark Jones, a spokesman for the U.