A 1994 study entitled "Upper limit of fat-free mass in humans: A study on Japanese Sumo wrestlers" found that sumo wrestlers have a "significantly great fat-free mass than bodybuilders." ...

A recent study explores the meanings of ‘fat’ and obesity in sumo and Japanese culture and the part that chanko, or ‘sumo stew’, plays in this.

Another Mongolian Grappler Scales Summit of Sumo: Harumafuji Promoted to Yokozuna Sumo's New Star Fades -- At Least for Now Sumo: First-Ever African Wrestler Wins Debut Match ...

Japan's heaviest sumo wrestler has promised to live up to fan expectations and pile on even more pounds after being promoted by the association of a sport famed for its fatties.

How can this be? Well, while sumo wrestlers may have blubbery outsides, they have muscular insides. The training and exercise keeps their hearts strong and pumping, relegating much of fat formed in ...

Wrestlers begin a sumo match with their fists on the floor. Then, the mountains collide. Both men throw absolute death at each other — grabs and strikes, hands latched on to the other’s belt.

Many sumo wrestlers adhere to a rigid diet centered around a traditional Japanese dish called chanko-nabe. Champions say they count on the stew's balanced nutrition paired with lots of rice to win.

Self-proclaimed "Fat Man" Kelly Gneiting set a Guinness World Record for the heaviest person to complete a marathon, taking nine hours, 48 minutes and 52 seconds to finish the Los Angeles event ...

A sumo wrestler was brought to tears in the ring after overcoming incredible odds to win the New Year Grand Sumo, the first major tournament of the year. Tokushoryu was virtually unknown before ...

Campus Free Speech UC-Davis Students: Sumo Wrestling Fat Suit Amounts to Anti-Asian Racism, White Supremacy Difficult to distinguish sincere social justice activism from parody. Robby Soave | 3.15 ...

In Japan, sumo wrestlers are supposed to be the (ample) embodiment of classical virtues such as discipline and honor. But these days the sport is governed by a dysfunctional, hidebound ...