- Men -640 kg -680 kg -700 kg -720 kg Indoor -600 kg
- Women Indoor -520 kg Indoor -540 kg
{{Unreferenced|date=March 2008}}Tug of war was introduced as a World Games sport at the first World Games in 1981 World Games in Santa Clara. It has been played at all editions since then.{{Clear}} Men-640 kg1981 Santa Clara | {{ENG}} | SUI}} | NED}} | 1985 London | IRL}} | SUI}} | {{ENG}} | 1989 Karlsruhe | SUI}} | IRL}} | {{ENG}} | 1993 The Hague | SUI}} | IRL}} | ESP}} | 1997 Lahti | ESP}} | SUI}} | IRL}} | 2005 Duisburg | SUI}} | SWE}} | GER}} | 2009 Kaohsiung | SUI}} | GER}} | NED}} | 2013 Cali | SUI}} | GBR}} | GER}} |
-680 kg2001 Akita | NED}} | SUI}} | SWE}} | 2005 Duisburg | NED}} | SWE}} | IRL}} | 2009 Kaohsiung | NED}} | SUI}} | GBR}} |
-700 kg-720 kgThis is a discontinued event. 1981 Santa Clara | SUI}} | NED}} | {{ENG}} | 1985 London | IRL}} | {{ENG}} | SUI}} | 1989 Karlsruhe | {{ENG}} | SUI}} | IRL}} | 1993 The Hague | SUI}} | IRL}} | GER}} | 1997 Lahti | NED}} | SWE}} | IRL}} |
Indoor -600 kgThis is a discontinued event. 2001 Akita | {{ENG}} | {{SCO}} | JPN}} |
WomenIndoor -520 kg2005 Duisburg | TPE}} | JPN}} | NED}} | 2009 Kaohsiung | TPE}} | NED}} | GBR}} |
Indoor -540 kg2013 Cali | TPE}} | NED}} | RSA}} | 2017 Wroclaw | TPE}} | CHN}} | RSA}} | {{World Games Sports}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tug Of War At The World Games}} 3 : Sports at the World Games|Tug of war at the World Games|Tug of war at multi-sport events |