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Also known as sumo wrestling

Japon dövüş sanatı

AI overview

Sumo is a form of competitive wrestling where two opponents try to force each other out of a circular ring or knock each other to the ground using techniques like throwing, shoving, and pushing. It is a traditional sport that remains culturally significant and widely practiced as a professional competition.

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Key facts

Martial art.image
Asashoryu fight Jan08.JPG
Martial art.imagecaption
A sumo match () between Asashōryū (left) and Kotoshōgiku in January 2008
Martial art.name
Sumo
Martial art.focus
Clinch fighting
Martial art.hardness
Full contact
Martial art.country
Japan
Martial art.ancestor_arts
Tegoi
Martial art.olympic
No, but IOC recognized
Sport.name
Sumo
Sport.imagesize
220px
Sport.union
International Sumo Federation (Amateur)Japan Sumo Association (Professional)
Sport.first
Japan, 7th century (antiquity)Japan, mid-17th century (Edo period, modern)
Sport.country/region
Worldwide (Amateur)Japan (Professional)
Sport.contact
Yes
Sport.team
No
Sport.mgender
Yes (Amateur, separate divisions)No (Professional, men only)
Sport.category
Grappling sport
Sport.equipment
Mawashi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
national sport
Country of origin
Japan
Image
Asashoryu fight Jan08.JPG
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OpenStreetMap tag
sport=sumo
Commons category
Sumo
topic's main category
Category:Sumo
inception
0642-00-00
native label
角力
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
practiced by
rikishi
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