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

This sumo wrestling is not the cliched images of 600-pound men in nothing but top knots and loin cloths.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

Let’s imagine for a moment that sumo wrestling is rigged.

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