Young sumo wrestlers surround a member of their stable after he won a training bout during a joint training session in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Young sumo wrestlers surround a member of their stable after he won a training bout during a joint training session in Tokyo on Saturday.
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CrazyJoe
Sumo wrestlers live a cloistered life of daily practice and growing bellies.
Speed
Are they surrounding him and patting him on the back or attacking him?
gaijinfo
For a celebration, there seems to be a lack of cheeriness...
therougou
is this normal? If I were to just look at the picture I'd say the guy illegally knocked his opponent out cold and the other wrestlers got out to confront him.
B.l. Sharma
Patting Toru Hanai after winning a training bout .Sumo wrestlers comradeship is seen at its best .They should be prepared to hold such training bouts at capitals of different countries to make Sumo popular out of Japan ultimately leading it to be included in World Olympic Games.
wtfjapan
Olympic Games lol as much as i like Sumo, inclusion in the Olympic games is a long long way off. first the JSA will have to accept all foreign sumos without restrictions if they even have any chance of being included, even if they want to.
lucabrasi
Don't see how Sumo can be an Olympic sport, given that its technically a religious ceremony, performed for the pleasure of the Shinto gods. Cumberland wrestling is the way to go: all the fun of Sumo without any of the religious trappings.