Women are banned from entering the ring in professional sumo, but the rule doesn’t apply to a town in northern Japan that holds a women-only sumo event.
Women are banned from entering the ring in professional sumo, but the rule doesn’t apply to a town in northern Japan that holds a women-only sumo event.
60 amateur wrestlers from all over the country took part in the annual tournament on Sunday in Fukushima Town in Hokkaido. The town has produced 2 Yokozuna grand champions — the highest rank in the sport — and holds the event on Mother’s Day. 23-year-old Mako Nishiyama from Tokyo won the tournament for the second year in a row. Nishiyama said she went all-out from the start because gender plays no role in the commitment to sumo.
