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The International Sumo Federation (ISF) is the governing body of amateur sumo in the world. First World Championships under ISF was held in 1992. First World Championships under ISF was held in 1992. Men Individual
The Sumo World Championships is an amateur sumo competition organized by the International Sumo Federation.The men's competition started in 1992 and the women's competition started in 2001, with both competitions having been held together.
He began his professional career in Japan in 2001 under the name Daishōchi Kenta (Japanese: 大翔地 健太); tiring of the lifestyle, he retired from professional sumo wrestling in 2005. As an amateur, he won the Sumo World Championships twice in 2006 and 2007 and was a gold medalist at the 2009 World Games and 2013 World Combat Games.
US Sumo Open is the annual sumo competition run by USA Sumo (California Sumo Association) a USSF Affiliated Club. [4] It has been held since 2001 in Los Angeles and has been called the largest amateur sumo event in the world.
The Hakuhō Cup is one of the largest and most prestigious junior sumo event in the Japanese amateur calender. [1] With the Japan Association of Athletics Federations choosing not to hold a sumo competition for the 2025 national middle school and high school tournaments, the Hakuhō Cup also sits its impact status for the sport's popularity. [2]
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The first table below lists the champions since the six-tournament system was instituted in 1958. [1] The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament.
Amateur sumo, consisting of bouts between non-professionals, ex-professionals, or people otherwise ineligible to compete professionally such as women and minors. Includes individual and team competition at the international level. Ankogata (アンコ型) In sumo slang, a wrestler with a big belly. Opposite of soppugata. Anideshi (兄弟子)