Originally posted by deSelys
Woaw I didn't know that Sumo was an american/european sport!
Didn't say it was, just used a photo of socio-economically advanced fat people. However...
Jan 22 - Akebono, sumo's first foreign-born Yokozuna grand champion, retired today, ending a career which saw the former Hawaiian high-school basketball star not only excel in the sport but adapt to the ultra-conservative sumo world.
the 67th Yokozuna, the second Hawaiian born Grand Champion sumo.
2 American Grand Champions in our lifetime... looks like it is starting to be an American sport as well as Japanese.