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Top sumo professionals to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026

Top sumo professionals to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026


The Japan Sumo Association mentioned Sunday {that a} sumo match involving high professionals will happen in Paris on June 13 and 14 subsequent yr.

It would be the third such occasion within the French capital and the primary since 1995.

The sport’s high skills are already slated to compete in London in October this yr.

“We will make all-out preparations in order that we are able to convey as a lot as doable the points of interest of Japan’s conventional tradition of sumo and an impressive environment from the sumo ring to folks in France and assist them benefit from the match,” JSA head Hakkaku, a former yokozuna, informed a information convention at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Wrestlers within the makuuchi high division will participate within the Paris occasion.

A match will probably be held on each days. On the second day, a deciding match will happen between the winners of the primary and second days.

“I need collaborating wrestlers to carry out with the identical degree of motivation as in grand tournaments (in Japan),” mentioned Hakkaku, who had the ring identify Hokutoumi.

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