SINGAPORE: Two rival groups are straining to be declared Singapore’s official body for tug of war, a report said yesterday, in a tangled tale heaving with controversy. On one side, the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) says it runs the sport and its role is recognized by the sport’s world governing body.
But pulling in the other direction is the Tug of War Federation of Singapore, which claims backing from the Asian Tug of War Federation, the Straits Times reported.
Roped into the argument is the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), which has the authority to recognize one side or the other but says the island state currently has no official body representing the sport.
According to the Straits Times, tug of war was under the ambit of the SAA until 2009, when its tug-of-war sub-committee detached from the athletics body to form the separate Tug of War Federation.
In Singapore, a tug of war — over tug of war
