The death of a young diabetic sumo wrestler in May has reignited fears over the health of professional athletes in the sport, which is seeing heavier and heavier wrestlers. Shobushi, a rikishi in ...

Currently, a professional sumo wrestler must be at least 167 centimeters ... 28, applicants who don’t meet these standards can still be a rikishi if they pass the physical fitness test.

Okinoshima rikishi practicing for the sacred event ... is one of the strongest sumo wrestlers in the Polish city of Krotoszyn, where the European Sumo Federation is headquartered.

The Mongolian born and Hokkaido raised Davaaninj told Hakuho he wanted to be a rikishi (sumo wrestler) when he grew up. Hakuho would later recruit Davanninj for the Miyagino stable, where ...

a 24-year-old wrestler with only 10 tournaments under his belt, clinched the championship in the top makuuchi division on his debut there. It's the first time any sumo "rikishi" has accomplished ...

Several WWE legends appeared on the first "WWE Raw" on Netflix, but one star who made headlines coming out of the historic debut episode is Hulk Hogan, who was booed by the Los Angeles audience in ...

Two massive rikishi, or sumo wrestlers, entered the circular ring, the dohyo, wearing only a mawashi, or loin cloth. We observed as the two athletes lifted and stomped each leg, slapped their ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu handed overnight leader Kinbozan his second defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, but the ...

the sumo suits trivialized Japanese culture and the history of Japanese rikishi or sumo wrestlers.” #share#Now, the student who posted the “fat shaming” complaint on the event’s Facebook ...

He's always said that winning ten is his goal, as a wrestler ... former Makuuchi rikishi Hokuseiho. Miyagino has been suspended from coaching, and Hokuseiho has retired. The Sumo Association ...