Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter. The Japan Sumo Association announced in late September that potential sumo wrestlers would no ...

Study Finds Sumo Wrestlers Have More Fat-Free Mass Than Trained Bodybuilders originally appeared on Men's Fitness. The stereotypical (and usually false) image of a sumo wrestler is usually that of a ...

“Come in, put your hands on the ground, and then go,” Garza instructed. Avi stepped inside the sumo ring, or dohyo, and on the count of three, the contest began. The crowd of wrestlers cheered Avi on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with the governing ...