Research suggests that the tug of war’s inception in India dates back to the 12th century AD in the region now known as Odisha. In fact, there is even a stone relief depicting a tug-of-war match in full motion on the west wing of the Sun Temple of Konark. Tug of War was part of the Olympics from 1900 to 1920, and the sport is now lobbying to be included once again.
