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Sumo is Japan’s national sport. Its origins go back more than 1,500 years, and it rarely leaves Japan. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM But some competitions are starting to tour - including The Grand Sumo Tournament, which recently came to London. Wrestlers often start training from a very young age. And ...
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In Japan, sumo is more than a sport - it’s a 1,500-year-old tradition, steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But a long-standing taboo remains at its heart, with women still barred from the ring, or dohyō. While professional sumo is closed to women, a small but growing group of female wrestlers are challenging taboos and traditional gender roles to train in the sport.🤼 | ABC Asia
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