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"Sumo Is For Everybody": Brazil's Women Wrestlers Enter The Ring
If the phrase "sumo wrestler" calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, Valeria and Diana Dall'Olio, a mother-daughter sumo wrestling team from Brazil, have a message: think again.
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Meet Kyuta: The 10-Year-Old, 85-Kilo Sumo In Training
Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles, and beats, boys five or six years older.
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"Out Of Shape" Novak Djokovic Takes On Sumo Wrestler In One-On-One Fight Ahead Of Japan Open. Watch
Japan Open: Novak Djokovic not only saw the sumo wrestlers practice from a distance but also got up close and personal with one of them.
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Trump Presents 'President's Cup' To Sumo Champion In Japan Trip Highlight
Finally, after a full day of matches, perhaps the biggest star of all - weighing in at 243 pounds, according to his most recent physical - climbed into the sumo ring.
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Japan's Sumo Fans Welcome Trump Trophy But Wish He'd Sit Cross-Legged
US President Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome from the sumo wrestling community when he presents a custom-made "Trump Award" to the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26.
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A Japanese Woman Tried To Save A Man's Life In The Sumo Ring, But Was Ordered Away For Being 'Unclean'
The Japan Sumo Association apologized Thursday after a sumo judge ordered women, including a physician, out of the ring while trying to administer first aid to the mayor after he collapsed - because women are considered "ritually unclean" in the sport.
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Sumo Chief Asks Women, Who Were Reviving Mayor, To Leave Ring; Apologises
The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.
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Two Sumo Wrestlers Walked Into A Bar. The Brawl They Had There Is Rocking Japan's Sumo World.
The world of sumo has been turned upside down like, well, like a wrestler pushed from the ring.
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Having a Bawl: Japan's Sumo Wrestlers Grapple With Cry-Babies
Japanese parents watched with glee on Sunday as sumo wrestlers tried to reduce their babies to tears, in a centuries-old ritual believed to bring good health to bawling infants.
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"Sumo Is For Everybody": Brazil's Women Wrestlers Enter The Ring
If the phrase "sumo wrestler" calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, Valeria and Diana Dall'Olio, a mother-daughter sumo wrestling team from Brazil, have a message: think again.
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Meet Kyuta: The 10-Year-Old, 85-Kilo Sumo In Training
Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles, and beats, boys five or six years older.
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"Out Of Shape" Novak Djokovic Takes On Sumo Wrestler In One-On-One Fight Ahead Of Japan Open. Watch
Japan Open: Novak Djokovic not only saw the sumo wrestlers practice from a distance but also got up close and personal with one of them.
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Trump Presents 'President's Cup' To Sumo Champion In Japan Trip Highlight
Finally, after a full day of matches, perhaps the biggest star of all - weighing in at 243 pounds, according to his most recent physical - climbed into the sumo ring.
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Japan's Sumo Fans Welcome Trump Trophy But Wish He'd Sit Cross-Legged
US President Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome from the sumo wrestling community when he presents a custom-made "Trump Award" to the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26.
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A Japanese Woman Tried To Save A Man's Life In The Sumo Ring, But Was Ordered Away For Being 'Unclean'
The Japan Sumo Association apologized Thursday after a sumo judge ordered women, including a physician, out of the ring while trying to administer first aid to the mayor after he collapsed - because women are considered "ritually unclean" in the sport.
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Sumo Chief Asks Women, Who Were Reviving Mayor, To Leave Ring; Apologises
The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.
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Two Sumo Wrestlers Walked Into A Bar. The Brawl They Had There Is Rocking Japan's Sumo World.
The world of sumo has been turned upside down like, well, like a wrestler pushed from the ring.
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Having a Bawl: Japan's Sumo Wrestlers Grapple With Cry-Babies
Japanese parents watched with glee on Sunday as sumo wrestlers tried to reduce their babies to tears, in a centuries-old ritual believed to bring good health to bawling infants.
