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Highlights of 1985
Competition
TWIF participates in World Games 1985 in London; Games are lost in the big city.
 
IOC Recognition
On 9 October IOC Sports Director Bernard Schneider requests an update on the TWIF application for IOC Recognition, which is send by President Koren. The Programme Commission will discuss the application on 3-4 December 1985.
On 16 December, IOC Sport Director Bernard Schneider informs the President that the application for IOC recognition has been rejected, due to the ban of the IOC on South Africa.
 
Silver Jubilee
The 25th anniversary of TWIF was celebrated at the World Championships staged in Stans, Switzerland. The City of Stans accepted to stage an exposition in one of the beautifull old rooms of the City Hall. TWIF collected a wide variety of tug of war pictures from all members of TWIF. A wall world map showed the counties in membership with TWIF at that time.
TWIF World map at exposition during Silver Jubilee in Stans, Switzerland

Member organizations affiliated in 1985
Country
Organization
Japan
Japan Tug of War Federation
Pakistan
Pakistan Tug of War Federation

Major international competitions 1985
City
Country
Event
Discipline
London
England
World Games
Outdoor
Stans
Switzerland
World Championships
Outdoor
Stans
Switzerland
Open Club Competition
Outdoor