Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

Twin brothers pass physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Twin brothers Jun Saito (R) and Rei pose in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after they passed physical checkups to become sumo wrestlers. The elder, Jun, is 190 centimeters tall and weighs 123 kilograms, while Rei is 189 cm high and weighs 139 kg. Their farther is American and mother is Japanese.

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