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    History !

    Sumo wrestling is the


    national sport of Japan. Once
    patronised by the emperors,
    Sumo wrestling goes back at
    least 1500 years making it the
    worlds oldest organised sport.
    It probably evolved out of
    Mongolian, Chinese and Koran
    wrestling. In the long history
    Sumo has had many changes
    and many of the rituals that go
    along the sport that seem old
    were actually made in the 20th
    century.
    HI STORY
    By Sarah Weber
    SUMO
    WRESTLING
    The word sumo is written in the
    Chinese characters for mutual
    bruising, even though sumos
    history goes back to ancient times,
    it became a professional sport in
    the early Edo period from 1600 !
    1868.

    Sumo wrestling is known
    throughout the world as one of the
    most unique and exiting full!
    contact sports ever in existence.
    Sumo wrestling is where two large
    men are facing o# in a circular ring
    called a dohyo. The winner is the
    man who forces their opponent
    out of the circle rst. They can also
    win by making their opponent
    touch the ground with a part of
    their body apart from their feet.
    Japan was the country that created
    the sport of sumo wrestling and it
    is the only country that supports
    professional matches of sumo
    wrestling. Sumo includes many
    elements of ritual including the use
    of salt for purication.
    Shinto is the native religion of
    Japan and is more a set of rituals
    and ceremonies than a system of
    beliefs or a denite code of
    ethnics. Shinto means the way of
    the Gods, Sumo was originally
    performed to entertain the Gods
    $Kami% during festivals $Matsuri%.
    The Sumo ritual dates go as far
    back as the Tumulus period $250 !
    552%, but it wasn't until the 17th
    century that it began adopting the
    intense purication rituals that we
    see in Sumo wrestling today.
    KAI O HI ROYUKI
    KAI O I S A SUMO WRESTLER WI TH 1047 WI NS, THE MOST CAREER WI NS
    EVER I N HI STORY. HE WAS A PROFESSI ONAL SUMO WRESTLER FROM THE
    YEAR 1988 UNTI L 2011. KAI O S HI GHEST EVER RANK WAS OZEKI . HE WAS
    BORN ON THE 27TH OF JULY 1972 I N NOGATA FUKUOKA. KAI O WAS 6
    FOOT 1 AND 170 KG. HE RETI RED ON JULY 5TH 2011
    WHAT I S A SUMO WRESTLERS DI ET?:
    A typical sumo wrestlers diet is made up of a fatty pork stew
    called Chankonabe which translates into Chinese pot stew.
    HOW MUCH MONEY DOES A SUMO WRESTLER
    EARN?:
    A sumo wrestlers pay is based on their ranking. They dont get a
    particular salary. The highest ranking sumo wrestlers pay can
    get to as much as 2,000,000 yen.
    WHY DO SUMO WRESTLERS HAVE TO BE SO FAT?:
    In a sumo battle the goal is to push your opponent outside of
    the arena and the heavier you are the harder it is for your
    opponent to push you o# the edge.
    CAN A FEMALE BE A SUMO WRESTLER?:
    Sumo wrestlers are mainly men in many countries. Females are
    not allowed to enter or touch a sumo ring. Much criticism
    towards women sumo wrestling is due to gender discrimination.
    WHAT I S THE HEAVI EST SUMO WEI GHT?:
    Konishiki Yasokichi weight 630 pounds and he was 6 foot 1 tall.
    FACTS

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