Sumo wrestling
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‘You can’t progress without a struggle’: Ukrainian sumo star Aonishiki on the next step, and life back home
The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated…
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Hull teenager becomes second Briton ever to join professional sumo stable
Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional sumo ranks after winning amateur tournamen…
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The Ukrainian refugee fighting to become the first European sumo grand champion
Known by his fighting moniker, Aonishiki Arata, the Ukrainian wrestler recently won promotion to sumo’s highes…
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Pioneering Hawaiian-born sumo champion Akebono dies aged 54
Tributes paid to wrestler, who was born Chad Rowan and became the sport’s first non-Japanese grand champion in…
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Weighty issue: Japan Airlines lays on extra plane after sumo wrestlers make aircraft too heavy to fly
Concerns over fuel capacity with wrestlers onboard led to national carrier taking the ‘unusual step’ of transf…
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Sumo wrestler dies one month after suffering head injury in Japan
Hibikiryu, 28, landed awkwardly during a bout in March and was later treated for a spinal injuryA Japanese sum…
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Sumo’s heaviest ever wrestler urges others to keep eating habits in check
Ōrora, who hit 292kg before he retired, warns wrestlers need to care of themselves after death of colleague fr…