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Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
2009 in sumo - Harumafuji wins his first title, Hakuhō wins 3 titles and establishes the all-time record of 86 wins from 90 matches in one year. 2008 in sumo - Kotoōshū becomes the first European-born champion. Marijuana scandals begin. 2007 in sumo - Hakuhō is promoted to yokozuna, Asashōryū is first yokozuna to be suspended.
A taiko drum procession to announce the start of a sumo wrestling event. On the day before the start of Edo period's honbasho, yobidashi used to tour towns while beating portable drums as there were no news agencies. They read out the bouts and announced the days of the event.
Start End Duration Defeated by 1 Futabayama: 69: 7 January 1936: 3 January 1939: 2 years, 11 months and 27 days: Akinoumi: 2 Tanikaze: 63: 1 October 1778: 6 February 1782: 3 years, 4 months and 5 days: Onogawa: Hakuhō: 63: 23 January 2010: 15 November 2010: 9 months and 19 days: Kisenosato: 4 Umegatani I: 58: 1 April 1876: 8 January 1881: 4 ...
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.
Ancient sumo-wrestling competition from the Japanese Heian or Kamakura period (between 794 and 1333). The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BC. The physical activity that developed into sports had early links with warfare and entertainment.
The Shunjuen Incident (春秋園事件, Shunshūen jiken), also known as the 'Tenryū Incident' or 'Tenryū-Ōnosato Incident' (after the ring name of its ringleaders), was an unprecedented strike launched by professional sumo wrestlers that occurred on January 6, 1932, when 32 wrestlers from the Dewanoumi ichimon went on strike against the Greater Japan Sumo Association, demanding that the ...
Beginning in 728 AD, the Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, 701–756) began holding official sumo matches at the annual harvest festivals. This tradition of having matches in the presence of the emperor continued, but gradually spread, with matches also held at Shintō festivals, and sumo training was eventually incorporated into military training.