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Sumo: Paris tournament

Sumo wrestlers Yoshinofuji (25) and Hakunofuji pose during a visit to Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain football club's home stadium in Paris, on June 11, 2026. They will participate in a June 13-14 sumo tournament in the French capital.

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL-WRESTLING

(230426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in the 114th "Boli Khela," a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2023. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL-WRESTLING

(230426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in the 114th "Boli Khela," a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2023. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL-WRESTLING

(230426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch wrestlers competing in the 114th "Boli Khela," a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2023. (Xinhua)

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U20 Wrestling World Championships unveiled in Jordan

STORY: U20 Wrestling World Championships unveiled in Jordan DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NENAD LALOVIV, President of United World Wrestling 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-AWAMLEH, President of Jordan Wrestling Federation 4. various of the wrestling match STORYLINE: The United World Wrestling (UWW) U20 World Championships 2023 kicked off in Amman of Jordan on Monday. More than 1,000 global wrestlers will compete on the mats for world titles in various weights of freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women wrestling. The seven-day championship was originally scheduled to be held in Warsaw of Poland. UWW President Nenad Lalovic expressed his satisfaction with the preparation for hosting the championship in Jordan with such short notice. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NENAD LALOVIV, President of United World Wrestling "The preparation goes very well. The competition has already started. I don't see any,

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Sumo wrestlers taking bullet train

Some 200 sumo wrestlers arrive at JR Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 25, 2023, on a shinkansen bullet train referred to as the "sumo train" ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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Sumo wrestlers taking bullet train

Some 200 sumo wrestlers arrive at JR Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 25, 2023, on a shinkansen bullet train referred to as the "sumo train" ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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India's top court terms women wrestlers' sexual allegations serious, issues notices

STORY: India's top court terms women wrestlers' sexual allegations serious, issues notices DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the protest STORYLINE: India's Supreme Court Tuesday described allegations of sexual harassment leveled by women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brijbhushan Sharan Singh as "serious" and issued notices to police to explain why they had not registered a first information report (FIR) in the case. "There are serious allegations made in the petition by wrestlers who have represented India in international games about sexual harassment meted out to them. The matter requires consideration by this court," the top court said. Seven female wrestlers had approached the apex court alleging police had not registered a FIR on their sexual harassment charge against the WFI president. India's top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia

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Mongolian wrestling competition

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Wrestlers participate in the opening ceremony of a Mongolian national wrestling competition in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Sept. 17, 2011. The Guinness Book of World Records is expected to certify the 6,002 wrestlers who took part in the nine-day event through Sept. 25 as being the largest ever number for a wrestling competition.

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Hakuho, other wrestlers prepare for 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R), the lone grand champion, practices at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the upcoming test meet starting May 8. The 15-day event at the Tokyo venue is a replacement for the official summer meet in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the cancellation of the spring sumo tournament in March and the subsequent forced retirement of 25 wrestlers and coaches involved in the alleged scheme.

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Sumo wrestlers' quake relief drive

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand sumo champion Hakuho (holding baby) and Japanese ozeki Kaio (R) call for donations in Tokyo on March 25, 2011, to support relief efforts for the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Sumo association chief pledges reforms

NAGOYA, Japan - Acting Japan Sumo Association chief Hiroyoshi Murayama addresses a ceremony flanked by top wrestlers on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 25, 2010. Murayama apologized for a gangster-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport and pledged reforms of the association for future tournaments.

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Preparations are under way for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2010. NHK decided the same day not to televise the July 11-25 event live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Preparations are under way for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2010. NHK decided the same day not to televise the July 11-25 event live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Preparations are under way for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2010. NHK decided the same day not to televise the July 11-25 event live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster NHK, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK not to broadcast Nagoya sumo meet live due to gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama, acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, speaks to reporters after talks with Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, at NHK headquarters in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. After the talks, NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama (front L), acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, meets with Shigeo Fukuchi (front R), president of public broadcaster NHK, in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders.

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Ex-prosecutor Murayama named as acting JSA chief

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Hiroshi Murayama, a former chief of the Tokyo High Prosecutors Office, who was named as acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. The current JSA chief Musashigawa is to be suspended from the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament due to a spate of gambling scandals involving wrestlers and members of the association.

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

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Supersize me?

TOKYO, Japan - Yamamotoyama, the heaviest Japanese sumo wrestler, who weighs 258 kilograms, shows off a seat specially created by McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. for sumo wrestlers in its Asakusabashi restaurant on Sept. 6, 2009. Yamamotoyama enjoyed eating a hamburger while sitting in the seat, saying, ''This is helpful.'' The 25-year-old wrester said he prefers McDonald's to the traditional vegetable and meat ''chanko'' soup for sumo wrestlers.

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Sumo wrestlers welcomed to Ulan Bator

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian sumo grand champion Asashoryu (L) and Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) are welcomed by Mongolians in traditional attire on their arrival at Ghengis Khan International Airport outside Ulan Bator on Aug. 25. The two wrestlers are part of a Japan Sumo Association delegation to hold a two-day exhibition tournament in Ulan Bator on Aug. 27 and 28.

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

ICHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran wrestler Kotomitsuki is lifted up by his stable's junior wrestlers in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 25 after he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association to the second-highest rank of ozeki.

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(2)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Masatsugu Onishi, the 2002 amateur yokozuna, is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Onishi, 21, who belongs to the Oguruma stable, cleared the height and weight requirements of 173 centimeters and 75 kilograms.

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(1)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Gankhugag Naranbut, 19, the runner-up from Meitoku Gijuku High School, Kochi Prefecture, for the 2003 inter-high school championship title. is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan. 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Tochiazuma on pole for yokozuna promotion at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January, smiles at his stable lodging facility in Osaka on Feb. 25 after the Japan Sumo Association released the sumo ranking list for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to be held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium from March 10 to 24. The JSA officially awarded Tochiazuma the No. 3 spot among active wrestlers behind yokozuna duo Musashimaru and Takanohana in its rankings for the spring tourney.

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Uchidate sits on sumo council

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Uchidate (C, background), a playwright, observes sumo wrestlers as they go through their paces Dec. 25 at the Sumo Stadium in Ryogoku, Tokyo, in her capacity as a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council. Uchidate is the first woman to serve on the council, which oversees the promotion of wrestlers to sumo's highest rank.

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

(220426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch wrestlers competing in the 113rd "Boli Khela", a traditional wrestling competition in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

(220426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in the 113rd "Boli Khela", a traditional wrestling competition in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

(220426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in the 113rd "Boli Khela", a traditional wrestling competition in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

(220426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch wrestlers competing in the 113rd "Boli Khela", a traditional wrestling competition in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua)

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(SP)BANGLADESH-CHATTOGRAM-TRADITIONAL WRESTLING

(220426) -- CHATTOGRAM, April 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wrestlers compete in the 113rd "Boli Khela", a traditional wrestling competition in Chattogram, Bangladesh on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-WRESTLING

(220326) -- HERAT, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan wrestlers compete in Herat province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2022. A three-day wrestling competition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-HERAT-WRESTLING

(220326) -- HERAT, March 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan wrestlers compete in Herat province, Afghanistan, March 25, 2022. A three-day wrestling competition kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)

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(SP)MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARM WRESTLING

(220226) -- GAZA CITY, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Arm wrestlers compete during the 2022 arm wrestling competition in Gaza City, on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(SP)MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARM WRESTLING

(220226) -- GAZA CITY, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Arm wrestlers compete during the 2022 arm wrestling competition in Gaza City, on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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(SP)MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARM WRESTLING

(220226) -- GAZA CITY, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Arm wrestlers compete during the 2022 arm wrestling competition in Gaza City, on Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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Kotomitsuki promoted to ozeki

ICHINOMIYA, Japan - Veteran wrestler Kotomitsuki is lifted up by his stable's junior wrestlers in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 25 after he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association to the second-highest rank of ozeki. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestlers welcomed to Ulan Bator

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian sumo grand champion Asashoryu (L) and Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) are welcomed by Mongolians in traditional attire on their arrival at Ghengis Khan International Airport outside Ulan Bator on Aug. 25. The two wrestlers are part of a Japan Sumo Association delegation to hold a two-day exhibition tournament in Ulan Bator on Aug. 27 and 28. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestlers attend workshop to avoid illegal activities

Photo taken April 25, 2016, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo shows a workshop for wrestlers organized by the Japan Sumo Association with the aim of preventing them from being involved in illegal activities in the wake of scandals over gambling and drug use in sport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day. (Kyodo)

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Preparations are under way for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2010. NHK decided the same day not to televise the July 11-25 event live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders. (Kyodo)

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Preparations are under way for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2010. NHK decided the same day not to televise the July 11-25 event live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders. (Kyodo)

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Tochiazuma on pole for yokozuna promotion at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in January, smiles at his stable lodging facility in Osaka on Feb. 25 after the Japan Sumo Association released the sumo ranking list for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament to be held at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium from March 10 to 24. The JSA officially awarded Tochiazuma the No. 3 spot among active wrestlers behind yokozuna duo Musashimaru and Takanohana in its rankings for the spring tourney.

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Mongolian wrestling competition

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Wrestlers participate in the opening ceremony of a Mongolian national wrestling competition in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Sept. 17, 2011. The Guinness Book of World Records is expected to certify the 6,002 wrestlers who took part in the nine-day event through Sept. 25 as being the largest ever number for a wrestling competition. (Kyodo)

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NHK not to air Nagoya sumo meet live over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama (front L), acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, meets with Shigeo Fukuchi (front R), president of public broadcaster NHK, in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders. (Kyodo)

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NHK not to broadcast Nagoya sumo meet live due to gambling scanda

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama, acting chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, speaks to reporters after talks with Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, at NHK headquarters in Tokyo on July 6, 2010. After the talks, NHK decided not to televise the July 11-25 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament live due to a gambling scandal that has hit a number of sumo wrestlers and elders. (Kyodo)