Gold for Bosley Tug of War

Bosley Tug of War Club took part at the AAA Indoor Tug of War Championships in Bakewell at the weekend – with competitions taking place on special tug of war matting.  

Bosley are competing on the winter indoor tug of war circuit with a squad of over 20 pullers after having a successful indoor tug of war season pre-pandemic where the team won national and AAA titles. 

The AAA Championships are held in two weight classes – catchweight (where there is no weight limit) and 640 kilos. The AAA Championships is one of the oldest tug of war competitions in the country, with the first outdoor competitions taking place in 1910 and the first indoor championship taking place in 1978. The original AAA Championships were organised by the Amateur Athletic Association before the Tug of War Association was founded in 1958. 

At this year’s AAA Indoor Championships, Bosley competed in both weight categories finishing fourth in the catchweight competition. However, things went better in the 640kg competition where Bosley reached the final where they met Uppertown from Derbyshire who had earlier won the catchweight competition. In a tough match, Bosley came away as 2 ends to 0 winners to win the gold medal. 

In 1978, the first AAA indoor championships took place with Bosley winning both weights at that time, and hadn’t won this indoor championship again until 2019,  and this year’s gold medal meant that the club has retained a AAA indoor gold medal for the first time. One of Bosley’s most famous records in the AAA tug of war championships was a 20 year unbeaten run on the outdoor AAA championships at catchweight. 

“This was a great result for our club” commented Bosley spokesman Alan Knott. We have recruited a number of new members this year, including women, and the indoor circuit enables us to keep all of our team members fit read for next years outdoor tug of war season” 

“We didn’t really know what to expect going into this years indoor tug of war season, given that there has been a two year break from competition during the pandemic, so to come away with a gold at the AAA championships is a great achievement. In just under 43 weeks time we will be taking part in the Tug of War Association national indoor tug of war championships, which will be another step up in competition and we look forward to seeing what we can achieve there” 

“We are always looking for new members to join our club – as the sport is held in weight categories, the more members we have, the more competitions we can enter, so if anyone is interested in joining our club, then feel free to make contact with us” 

You can find out more about Bosley Tug of War Club and drop them a message to join their team via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by searching for @bosleytugofwar or you can contact Alan Knott on 07976 591222. Further information about the sport of tug of war is also available on the Tug of War Association web site at www.tugofwar.co.uk