TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s women’s 500 kilogram class team won gold at the World Indoor Tug of War Championships 2023 in Northern Ireland on Friday (March 10).

The team defeated Ireland, the Basque Country, and China to make its way to the top. This is the second championship win since 2020.

The team’s coach, Kuo Sheng (郭昇), said half of the team are newcomers and that their next goal would be to make it to next year's championship qualifiers.

Taiwan’s tug of war association sent four teams to participate in this year’s competition.

The men's 600 kg class team, which competed the same day, placed third. Taiwan so far has one gold and one bronze medal. Additionally, Taiwan’s men's 560 kg and mixed 580 kg class teams will compete on Saturday.

Seven teams, including Taiwan, will face off in the mixed 580 kg class category.