April 4, 2018RTWF

Russia's 2018 tug of war champions crowned

The Russian Tug of War Championship took place in St. Petersburg from March 31 to April 1

The Russian Tug of War Championship took place in St. Petersburg from March 31 to April 1. Twenty-eight teams from 10 regions of the Russian Federation competed for victory in four categories. It was the first time such a large tournament in the sport had been held in Russia, and honored guests came to greet the athletes: Boris Vladimirovich Grishin, Director of the Department of State Policy in Sport and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation; Yuri Vasilyevich Avdeev, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and Honored Coach of Russia; and Yelena Georgievna Razumakhina, head of the mass sports department of the St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sport. Representatives of the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), Aivars Brakmanis and Jeannette Pavlova, attended the competition.

In the mixed (4x4) up to 600 kg category, the St. Petersburg team became Russian champion, representatives of Penza Region won silver, and athletes of the Rossiya trade union physical culture and sports society (St. Petersburg) rounded out the top three.

Among women's teams up to 560 kg, the women from St. Petersburg celebrated victory, the Oryol Region team took second place, and bronze went to the representatives of Leningrad Region.

In the men's up to 720 kg category, the team of the Republic of Ingushetia won gold medals, athletes of the St. Petersburg team were second, and the Penza Region team took third place.

In the men's heavy weight category up to 1,000 kg, representatives of the Republic of Dagestan came first, silver went to the Republic of Ingushetia, and athletes of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic team took bronze.

During the Russian Championship, TWIF representatives Aivars Brakmanis and Jeannette Pavlova held a seminar for coaches and referees. The specialists took part in the theoretical and practical parts of the seminar.