Sumo at the World Games
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Sumo
was introduced as a World Games
sport at the 2005 World Games
in Duisburg
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Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
was introduced as a World Games
World Games
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...
sport at the 2005 World Games
World Games 2005
The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24th July 2005.More than 3000 athletes competed in 39 non-Olympic sports:-Sports:Official sportsInvitational sports*Aikido The World Games of 2005 took place in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24th July...
in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
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- 85 kg
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
- 115 kg
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
+ 115 kg
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
Open
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
- 65 kg
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
- 80 kg
| 2005 Duisburg | |||
| 2009 Kaohsiung |
+ 80 kg
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |
Open
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |