With more than 1,500 years of history, sumo wrestling is one of Japan’s oldest and most sacred sports. But in recent years, it has been facing lower enrolment and a high attrition rate.

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Wrestlers begin a sumo match with their fists on the floor. Then, the mountains collide. Both men throw absolute death at each other — grabs and strikes, hands latched on to the other’s belt. Suddenly ...

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Unlike other combat sports, such as boxing and MMA, sumo wrestling doesn't have weight divisions, meaning sumos are always at risk of being outmuscled and overpowered. Those were the odds young ...

Sumo wrestling doesn't get much attention outside of Japan but one moment has now gone viral after a teenager showed his prowess in a competition against a more experienced and weighty opponent.

Born Serhii Sokolovskyi in Melitopol, southern Ukraine, Shishi started wrestling at a young age and switched to sumo at 15. He made his debut in Japan in the spring tournament of 2020. Two years ...

Oho, right, defeats Kotozakura on Day 3 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2024. (Kyodo) FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Rank-and-file ...

Onosato, right, defeats Oho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern city of Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu ...

The worlds of comedy and professional wrestling have long been intertwined ... "[When] he's not even trying to be funny, he's funny. I don't know how he's not in Hollywood being Jim Carrey ...