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Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 kilograms, is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna ...
Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank since 2017.
Onosato, the new sumo grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna since 2017.
Potential sumo wrestlers will no longer have to reach minimum height and weight requirements as the sport struggles to recruit new wrestlers, according to The Japan Sumo Association.
Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed not to "disgrace the title." ...
Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history.
Women sumo wrestlers in Japan fighting for visibility 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 ...
After three years of work, the New York Sumo Club held its first tournament for amateur students of the ancient combat sport.