The ancient sport is described as being in a crisis as it grapples with several issues, including high attrition rates ...

Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

Sumo wrestlers traditionally weigh about 160kg and are 180cm tall. But rules have been relaxed to allow shorter and slimmer men to join the sport.

A TINY 16-year-old teenager beat a sumo wrestler twice his size and took social media by storm. Unlike other combat sports, such as boxing and MMA, sumo wrestling doesn’t have weight ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu narrowly escaped defeat against talented No. 3 maegashira Atamifuji to extend his unbeaten start to the Kyushu ...

Set to debut in the second-tier juryo division at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament from Sunday, promising Ukrainian wrestler ...

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This is the astonishing and hilarious moment that a 16-year-old wrestler beat a sumo opponent more than twice his size in a stunning example of skill over power. Sumo wrestling doesn't get much ...

The senior wrestler also hit their buttocks with a mawashi (sumo belt) tied into the shape of a log as well as brought a flame close to their bodies by igniting insecticide spray. It was also ...

Sumo wrestling, a traditional Japanese sport, involves two wrestlers aiming to push each other out of a circular ring or force the other to touch the ground. Though traditionally male-dominated ...

At the March Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Takerufuji, a 24-year-old wrestler with only 10 tournaments under his belt, clinched the championship in the top makuuchi division on his debut there. It's ...

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