With the ranks of prospective sumo wrestlers thinning out, the Japan Sumo Association is beefing up recruitment by dropping the height and weight requirements from its recruitment test ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

But she became captivated by the traditional male-dominated sport because a small wrestler can ... High School has no sumo club, Kokona intended to continue her training on the dohyo she had ...

Sumo squats are made for sumo wrestlers, right ... It’s so important to build that overall strength in your lower-body, because a lot of injuries happen when [muscles] are more dominant in ...

Next time you're in the gym doing deadlifts, take a page out of the wrestler ... In a sumo deadlift your feet start wider than your shoulders, which gives you a strong base to lift the weight.

This stance resembles the position sumo wrestlers take ... sumo deadlifts effectively into your training regimen, they're an excellent way to build strength and muscle. They engage the quadriceps ...

Follow three female sumo wrestlers as they compete at the ... The film tracks each athlete's individual journey, from strength and technique training to their final competitive fights.