Traditional west African wrestling -- and the gargantuan, sometimes sumo-like men who step into the ring -- captivates ... marked the first time that the annual showdown featured a women's division, ...

Follow three female sumo wrestlers as they compete at the highest level at the Women's Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. The film tracks each athlete's individual journey, from strength and ...

This month's ECOWAS wrestling tournament, however, marked the first time that the annual showdown featured a women's division. Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out ...

Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn.

With the aim of having the sport included in the Olympics, World Women's Sumo Championships as well as World Sumo ... C5/6 occurred in training during collegiate and postgraduate in sumo wrestling.

02/14/2025 February 14, 2025 Traditionally, Sumo is exclusively practiced by men. In Grand – Sumo, women are not even allowed to step inside the dohyo, or holy ring. Twenty-year-old Rio Hasegawa ...

When opportunities for female sumo wrestlers were scarce in Japan, Hiyori Kon decided to bring her country’s sport to as far as Argentina. While promoting the ancient Japanese sport in the South ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — Suit up! The world's heaviest and the world's widest sumo wrestlers are set to come to the Natural State next month. The wrestlers are coming to Hot Springs on April ...

The All-Star Sumo elite round robin sumo wrestling tournament will be coming to the Bank OZK Arena on April 11. All Star Sumo wrestling tournament coming to Hot Springs in April Six world-famous ...

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The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...