Japan: Mother’s Day marked by woman-only sumo wrestling tournament

Japan: Mother’s Day marked by woman-only sumo wrestling tournament

Mother’s Day in Japan was marked with a special woman-only sumo wrestling tournament.

Professional sumo wrestling bans women from even setting foot in the ring.

But, on Sunday, 61 amateur female wrestlers took part in an annual contest in Fukushima.

Mako Nishiyama

defended her title and won the tournament for the third year in a row.

Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/13/japan-mother-s-day-marked-by-woman-only-sumo-wrestling-tournament