| − | '''Sumo''' is a traditional [[Japan|Japanese]] style of [[wrestling]], and is often regarded as the national sport of Japan. | + | '''Sumo''' is a traditional [[Japan|Japanese]] style of [[wrestling]], and is often regarded as the national [[sport]] of Japan. |
| − | Sumo wrestlers are usually very large and overweight, and they wear a loincloth (''mawashi''). A match is over if a wrestler is thrown out of the ring by his opponent, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touch the ground. | + | Sumo wrestlers are usually very large, appearing overweight to the point of [[obesity]], although they also tend to be very strong and are fit enough to cope with intense physical activity over short periods of time. While competing, they wear a special loincloth called a mawashi and also do their hair in a particular form of topknot according to their rank. A match is over if a wrestler is thrown out of the ring by his opponent, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. |