Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono receives a body fat test in a pool at Keio University's Hiyoshi campus on Aug. 24. The Japan Sumo Association requires all sumo wrestlers weighing 160 kilograms or more to take such a test. In another examination conducted earlier in the day, the 29-year-old Hawaiian registered 234.5 kg in weight for his own record. He became the heaviest among sumo wrestlers.

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