Tradition forbids women even entering the ring ... and many boys learn sumo alongside traditional wrestling. According to Naranbat, Mongolians fundamentally changed sumo by bringing in moves ...

We meet Ukrainian Ivanna Berezovska, a female sumo wrestler who trains at a university club in Fukuoka Prefecture, and Indonesian Harsono, a professional who takes care of traditional Japanese ...

A woman has been allowed to enter a Japanese traditional bullfighting ... to women The move to lift the ban on women also follows an incident in a sumo wrestling ring last month where women ...

From her early training in judo to becoming a trailblazer for women in sumo wrestling, Hetal's story is a testament to the power of persistence, passion, and defying traditional gender roles.

But they are forbidden from participating in their country's own traditional grappling festivals. Women can compete in ... or going on to dominate the sumo wrestling world of Japan.

Growing up in Tokyo with her grandmother, a sumo fan, a young Konno and her elder sister both took to the traditional Japanese ... roller skating and women’s professional wrestling.

Two Netflix series have introduced audiences to the intricacies of the sport, which has roots stretching back 1,500 years. Earlier this year, Hanshin Contents Link opened a sumo hall in Osaka, Japan’s ...