Female Sumo Wrestlers?

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At first I thought it's a joke as who has seen female sumo wrestlers but it's not a joke. They really exist. I'm a bit shocked to tell you the truth.

If you know what sumo means, you know they are severely obese for a good reason. Now imagine female sumo wrestlers, severely obese, fighting each other. Well, it's not like that.

Aside from modified attire and separate weight classes, the rules for female sumo wrestlers are identical to professional sumo. And despite sumo's reputation as a contact sport for brawling behemoths, coaches say it's the ideal workout for just about anyone. source

I know for sumo guys it's a must to gain muscle and weight so they can be strong and do the job. They have a special diet and a tight training schedule. I haven't seen one that had a normal weight though, not one, all of them were severely obese.

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After reading the article I ran an image search to see what kind of women are practicing sumo wrestling and got quite a few photos to choose from. This is one of them, as you can see these ladies are severely obese as I don't think that's all muscle.

However, not every female sumo wrestler is so severely obese. In this video there are a few that have normal (seems like) weight.

Looks like in Japan more and more young girls are practicing this interesting and strange (for us) sport. It's going to be widespread soon I believe and not only in Japan. Australia already has a Sumo Federation that was founded in 1992.

It's a strange sport and I don't think I'm going to be a fan, regardless who's fighting but I'm glad women are allowed. If they want to practice it, then let them.



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