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Sumo At The World Games
Sumo was introduced as an official World Games sport at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg. It had previously appeared as an invitational sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Medalists Men -85 kg (lightweight) -115 kg (middleweight) +115 kg (heavyweight) Open Women -65 kg (lightweight) -80 kg (middleweight) +80 kg (heavyweight) Open External linksSports 1232009 Games Schedule
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Sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down). Sumo originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally and where it is considered the national sport. It is considered a ''gendai budō'', which refers to modern Japanese martial arts, but the sport has a history spanning many centuries. Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo, and even today the sport includes many ritual elements, such as the use of salt purification, from Shinto. Life as a wrestler is highly regimented, with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association. Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables, known in Japanese as ''heya'', where all aspects of their daily lives—from meals to their manner of dress—are dic ...
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Nachyn Mongush (sumo Wrestler)
Nachyn Olzeevich Mongush (born 28 January 2000) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 57 kilograms and represents Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ... in the national circuit. Mongush was a silver medalist at the 2021 European Continental Championships and the 2021 Russian National Championships. Major results References External links * Living people 2000 births Place of birth missing (living people) Russian male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub ...
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Sviatoslav Semykras
Sviatoslav (russian: Святосла́в, Svjatosláv, ; uk, Святосла́в, Svjatosláv, ) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, , Svetislav. It has a Pre-Christian pagan character and means "one who worships the light" (likely in reference to the sun). In Christian times the name's meaning started to be associated with the Proto-Slavic roots (holy) and (glory), to be explained as "One who worships the Holy". A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), (Polish), Slavik (Ukrainian). Its feminine form is Sviatoslava. The name may refer to: People Monarchs *Sviatoslav I of Kiev (c. 942 – 972), emperor of Rus *Sviatoslav II of Kiev (1027–1076), prince of Kiev and Chernigov *Sviatoslav III of Kiev (before 1141–1194), prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Vladimir and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (1174 ...
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Abdelrahman Elsefy
Abd al-Rahman ( ar, عبد الرحمن, translit=ʿAbd al-Raḥmān or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman''; also Abdul Rahman) is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Rahman''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. Notable people with the name include: Early Islamic era * Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf (581–654), Arab businessman and tycoon * Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (died 675), Muslim commander and eldest son of Abu Bakr * Abd al-Rahman ibn Khalid (616–667), Umayyad governor of Homs * Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (died 661), the Kharijite assassin of Ali * Abd al-Rahman ibn Rabiah (fl. 652), Arab leader in the Khazar-Arab Wars * Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, Umayyad governor of Khurasan in 679–681 * Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (deposed 718), Umayyad governor of Al-Andalus ...
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Sumo At The 2022 World Games
The sumo competition at the 2022 World Games The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ... took place in July 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham in United States, at the Boutwell Auditorium; the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight events were held on July 9 and the openweight events were held on July 10. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Egyptian sumo team was banned from competing in the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship". Medal table Medalists Men Women See also * Sumo at the World Games References External links The World Games 2022International Sumo FederationResults book
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