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
He rose to the top ranks of sumo wrestling after arriving in Japan from his native Mongolia at the age of 15.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 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
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