“I hope to see more women take up sumo as they see my bouts ... Over the years, Aomori Prefecture has produced many great wrestlers, including Mainoumi, a former komusubi known for using ...

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Hetal Dave, India's first female sumo wrestler, shared her remarkable journey in a male-dominated sport. From her early training in judo to becoming a ...

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 ...

The death of a young diabetic sumo wrestler in May has reignited fears over the health of professional athletes in the sport, which is seeing heavier and heavier wrestlers. Shobushi, a rikishi in ...

The first wrestler to touch the ground with any ... The club is now trying to get more women interested in sumo. On 7 December, the club hosted a national tournament and placed third.

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after ...

But the highlight of their trip was learning about sumo wrestling. The whole family tried sumo wrestling In Nara, near Kyoto and Osaka, we encountered sacred deer that bowed when we fed them crackers.