•  
Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

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.

  •  
Yokozuna Akebono undergoes fatness test

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.

  • Main
  • Top
  • Editorial
  • Creative
  • About Us
  • About ILG
  • Terms of use
  • Company
  • BEHIND
  • Price List
  • Single Plan
  • Monthly Plan
  • Services
  • Shooting
  • Rights Clearance
  • Support
  • FAQ
  • How To Buy
  • Contact Us
  • Become a Partner

© KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

All Rights Reserved.

  • Editorial
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS
  • Creative
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Popular
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #Thailand
  • #China
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #Thailand
  • #China
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS