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The City of London Police are the reigning Olympic tug of war champions.

Random FactsCuriousOneSeptember 03, 2016champions, city, London, olympic, police, reigning, tug, WarComment

Teams of the City of London Police participated in the Olympic games three times in the tug of war tournament. At the 1908 Summer Olympics they won the gold medal, beating a team of the Liverpool Police in the final. In 1912 the team was beaten in the final by one of the Stockholm Police. At the 1920 Summer Olympics the team regained its title, beating the Netherlands. This was the last time tug of war was an Olympic sport, which means the City of London Police is still the reigning Olympic champion.[22][23] @Curionic

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