sumo wrestling

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He started sumo wrestling, too, and as a preteen was mesmerized by a YouTube clip he saw of a famous match between sumo legends Takanohana and Asashoryu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Hanada attended a CFL combine in Edmonton, where his strength from sumo wrestling allowed him to stand out.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Sotogake is an outside leg trip in sumo wrestling.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

Even in Japan, professional baseball and sumo wrestling have reopened their doors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2021

If cheating to lose is sport’s premier sin, and if sumo wrestling is the premier sport of a great nation, cheating to lose couldn’t possibly exist in sumo.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt