Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter. The Japan Sumo Association announced in late September that potential sumo wrestlers would no ...
Viral Sumo Wrestler Reveals How He Lost 100 Pounds in Just 8 Months originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Sumo wrestlers have to eat a ton of food on a daily basis in order to maintain their fighting ...
O S A K A, Japan, Oct. 11 -- In Japan, sumo wrestling is almost sacred. Steeped in tradition, sumo has long been the ultimate old-boys club — a sport dominated by larger-than-life men, a realm where ...
Japan's national sport of sumo conjures up visions of very large loincloth-clad men crashing into one another. But lately, a new breed of sumo wrestler is stepping into the ring. At just over 50 ...
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A 21-year-old Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler is surging to the top of the rankings in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville teenager who captured attention last year as one of the world's best junior sumo wrestlers has added another impressive achievement to his resume. Gabe Tolentino, ...
Japanese baseball, tennis, golf and soccer players have made the transition to North American fields, courts, courses and pitches. But the country’s centuries-old national sport, sumo wrestling, still ...
Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...
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