текс на британском языке про перетягивание каната

Eight participants of each team whose total weight should not exceed the maximum for this weight category are located at different ends of the rope, the circumference of which is from 10 cm to 12.5 cm, and the length is not less than 33.5 m. In the middle of the rope, a "central mark "And at a distance of 4 meters from it, two side marks. Before the start of the match, the teams stand up so that the central mark is above the line drawn on the ground. At the signal of the referee, each team begins to pull the rope, trying or that the closest mark to the contestants crossed the line on the ground (i.e. trying to pull the rope by 4 meters), or that the opposing team earned a foul that counts if one of the teams sits or falls.
Competitions are also held according to rules that differ from traditional ones. So, the rope used in the competitions held during the festival in the South Korean province of Gyeongsang-Namdo is 251 meters long, about 1.4 meters in diameter and weighs 54.5 tons.