Competition
After the successful events in the Bonte Wever (which no longer exist) the Netherlands Tug of War Associations found a new venue in Assen; De Smelt.
Members
Lithuania is the second country from the Nordic area that joins TWIF through the activities and assistance of Sweden.
IOC Recognition
On 15 September IF's are informed that the IOC has established new criteria for IOC Recognition and send a new questionnaire for a full update on the status of each recognized federation and its affiliated member associations. President Koren contacted all TWIF member countries as well as Candidate Members and drafted a reply with full information as requested by the IOC. After some confusion it became clear that the new criteria such as a minimum number of 50 member associations also applied to existing IOC Recognized IF's.