In a historic moment for Ukraine and the traditional sport of sumo, Shishi has become the first Ukrainian wrestler to grapple ...

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 ...

Japanese media have also listed a raft of other sumo wrestlers, technically called rikishi, having to pull out due to a host of health issues. Commentators for years have warned that sumo is ...

“According to the students who raised this issue to ASUCD, the sumo suits trivialized Japanese culture and the history of Japanese rikishi or sumo wrestlers.” #share#Now, the student who ...

Sumo wrestlers are built for absolute perfection in their sport: big and strong, yet quick and nimble. But this doesn't fully reflect what makes a truly great rikishi: a knowledge of the game. We talk ...

It's the first time any sumo "rikishi" has accomplished such a feat since the 1914 tournament victory by then 22-year-old Ryogoku. It's a historic achievement for Takerufuji, who couldn't even tie the ...

Her coach, Gankhyag Naranbat, thinks this is just the beginning. As a former rikishi - a professional sumo wrestler - and World Games gold medallist, he knows what to look for in a competitor.

such as sumo tournaments. With the addition of Mongolian Hoshoryu to the second-highest rank of Ozeki, many fans expected the sanyaku rikishi who compete at Ozeki, Sekiwake, and Komusubi to dominate.

Only one grand sumo tournament is held there each year, and tickets sold out soon after they went on sale. Folks in the box seats and in the stands were raring to see the top-ranked rikishi put on ...

Sumo is the national sport of Japan ... or to make him touch the ground with anything but the soles of the feet. "Rikishi," as the wrestlers are known, push, shove and haul each other around ...

In this exciting sumo-based adventure-sport game, you must train hard, eat well, and face opponents ranging from skeletons to the heaviest rikishi. Winning matches allow you to advance through ...