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two very heavy men go into a rink, the one who pushes the other one down or out of the rink wins. They are allowed to push slap and even pick up their opponent.

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I do not meant to be personal, and I do apologise if it seems so!

I have asked the question because looking at pictures taken of sumo wrestlers, it appears that they have several features that is associated with a stereotype image of diabetes type 2 sufferers.

It would be interesting to know whether they really are more prone to diabetes type 2, or the commonly accepted image does not apply to each and every one of us.

Thank you very much for your input.

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The activity itself is referred to as Sumo, but it the competition itself can be refereed to as a sumo bout.

The important tournaments are called Basho.

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TO SHOW THAT THE OTHER BOXERS PUNCH WAS NOTHING

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The history is long and the origins are hard to pin down. The earliest recorded competitions were held in 1684.

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yes

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To ward off evil spirits.

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rikishi/sumotori/osumousan

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until one of them get out of the circle

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Because today any new sport that wants to become an Olympic sport has to have both male and female athletes.

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Wrestling has always been a human activity. Sumo as we know it really evolved during the Edo Period (circ. 1757-1792) in Japan. Large groups of unemployed Samurai banded together and held wrestling matches to raise money for themselves and to help rebuild some of the temples.
sumo comes from japan

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Estonian ozeki Baruto is the highest rank sumo wrestler.

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Active-Yamamotoyama- 265 kilograms/584 lbs.

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Its very popular in Japan

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Japan's national sport is baseball.

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The dohyo (platform) which the match is fought on, is blessed by a shinto priest. Unfortunately, in shinto religion, women are unclean and therefore cannot enter the ring area. Recently, this was a major issue as the champion's prize was to be awarded by the governor of Osaka (at the time, a woman). She had to send a male representative in her place.

On a side note, there is sumo wrestling for women, but it is treated more like a novelty in Japan, and it isn't taken very seriously.

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It's made up out of SOUP! Yes its a fatty pork stew called Chankonabe which translates into 'Chinese Pot Stew'!

A sumo wrestler's diet:

1. Skip breakfast, go directly to work out /exercise on an empty stomach

2. Around 11-12 noon, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer

3. Nap for 4 hours

4. Around 6-7 pm, chow down 10,000 calories of Chanko-nabe** with rice and 6 pints of beer

5. Go to bed

This regimen of no breakfast, eating two large meals of 10,000 calories each drinking beer and sleeping after meals helps wrestlers put on excessive weight.

**Chanko-nabe is a one-pot stew with tofu, shiitake mushroom, leeks, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, fish, chicken, and beef all cooked in a boiling soup base.

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Sumo wrestlers have a very high calorie diet. They drink lots of sake and beer in addition to tea. They are so large that they are seldom inebriated.

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Salt

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In 1953, the average weight of a sumo wrestler was 317 pounds, with an average height of 5' 11''. Today's sumo practitioner is 3.2 inches taller, but 95 pounds heavier.

The traditional minimum weight a "stable" will accept a wrestler for training is 165 pounds. Even though there are no weight divisions, a 165 pound individual would be looking at years of bulking up through training and the Sumo diet to to get a more acceptable fighting weight of 250+.