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In 2016, he appeared as a figure skating sumo wrestler in a television advertisement for GEICO. [7] In 2017 he promoted a new variety of mandarin orange called the "Sumo Citrus" in Lindsay, California. [8] He featured as a model for the Subaru car company. He appeared in a video for Vice Media showing the diet of a sumo wrestler. [9]
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Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death.
Kitanoumi was the most successful wrestler in sumo for the rest of the 1970s. His dominance, and perceived stern demeanor, meant that he was not that popular with the general public. [ 3 ] When he was defeated by underdog Takanohana in a playoff for the championship in September 1975, the audience threw so many zabuton —or cushions—into the ...
He is one of six ex-wrestlers putting on sumo demonstrations catering to overseas travelers, who are returning in droves after a two-year Covid-19 blockade as the weaker yen makes such trips ...
In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck
A rikishi (力士), sumōtori (相撲取り) or, more colloquially, osumōsan (お相撲さん), is a sumo wrestler. Although used to define all wrestlers participating in sumo wrestling matches, the term is more commonly used to refer to professional wrestlers, employed by the Japan Sumo Association, who participate in professional sumo tournaments (called honbasho) in Japan, the only country ...
The sumo team was banned from competing the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship" following a gold medal win in the men's lightweight in which the winning wrestler, Abdelrahman El-Sefy, celebrated his win in an excessive manner and Ōsunaarashi angrily arguing with officials.