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Sumo

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In Japan, Sumo is a highly popular traditional professional sport. The leading tournaments are even broadcast live on television. It usually involves a fight between two men of an often imposing built. Both battle with each other until one of the fighter's shoulder touches the ground or the fighter is pushed out of the ring. Fights take place on a type of ring covered with sand. Merely dressed in a loincloth, the fighters have oiled hair tied up in a chignon. Sumo is a sport where self-control is essential. It originates from the Shinto rites and was hitherto practised during festivals and ceremonies.

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