As you know, the World Sumo Championships 2019 ended a few weeks ago. Although Team USA didn't quite live up to their hopes and dreams, they nevertheless put in a good fight. I hope to finally be able to provide recaps of Team USA's performance at the World Sumo Championships 2019 within the next few... Continue Reading →
SPOILER - I will be continuously updating this page with World Sumo Championship results. Don't read if you don't want it spoiled! Also, the stream is low-quality with very little audio. I am trying by best to understand what is going on, but it is difficult at times. Men's Team - In the first round,... Continue Reading →
The World Sumo Championships' schedule had to be reorganized due to a typhoon. Now all events will be held on 10/13 starting at 8:30 AM (Osaka time). This means that the first events will start in about a hour, and a livestream can be found at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeb79oj5r9qLjojKXxuehCw Last year, this link also streamed... Continue Reading →
I based the date that I have been claiming for the World Sumo Championships 2019 on a document shared ages ago, and it must have changed since then. Thanks to /u/rulesofthetrade1 on Reddit.com/r/sumo for making me aware of this issue!
The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Osaka, Japan. Team USA's representative in the openweight division will be Robert Fuimaono, who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals 2019 to earn his spot. Robert typically competes in heavyweight, but Roy Sims edged him out in an amazing best of three series... Continue Reading →
The World Sumo Championships are coming up on October 12-13 in Japan. Team USA's representative at the women's middleweight division will be Cody Coleman (formerly Cody Stout), who won gold at the US Sumo Nationals. Cody co-operates Welcome Mat Sumo NOLA in New Orleans, which has been regularly featured on NorthAmericanSumo.com. They are one of... Continue Reading →
I just saw in a series of tweets by Inside Sport Japan (@InsideSportJP) that the Sumo World Championships 2019 are moving from Hawaii, USA to Osaka, Japan. I still don't know the reason, but I am sure that more information will come out in the near future. Tweets here: https://twitter.com/InsideSportJP/status/1135409021316243456 https://twitter.com/InsideSportJP/status/1135458546135343104
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