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one daring goals to help smart nature. the boy likes watching it on youtube. dw documentary one of depends, most famous sports sumo, is much more than just a competition. a 1500 year old marshal art it is steeped emission to a religion. traditionally, sumo is exclusively practiced by men in grand sumo women are not even allowed to step inside the dojo for holy ring. and yet, here they are, the

as a guide. so you know, to become a real champion, has been my dream for ever. and i will give everything to make a country look up the come one it's important to differentiate between grand sumo, those famous big guys in japan. and the international sumo federation, or i ss which features athletes from 87 countries. both institutions oversee competitive, sumo wrestling. the i s. s, participates in the world gains and has included women wrestlers for over 20 years . of course, there are plenty of japanese participants in the i ss as well. the 20 year old real has to go with leads and practices. sumo intel to which you probably wouldn't guess by looking at her or would you think this young woman is

a sumo wrestler real has faced her fair share of the doubters? not as ago. you can't be too serious about it. or women all week has the sports not at a pro level. i've had many more critiques, but since i have started going to university and i have goals and everything to achieve that are going to call the phone. meanwhile, the guys that the c max up recognize my efforts end up in the all their support. so i can run a couple of them more sooner. see, i'm particularly thankful for that because it is something that i would never have thought possible in the past. i mean, besides studying at tokyo scale, university real hopes to compete at the upcoming single world championships for the 1st time. rio is actually the 1st female wrestler to be allowed to join the club. a small revolution. it doesn't matter if you

male or female or what age you want. anyone can compete. of course you need to have technique or scott if you get strong enough and if you make good use of your racing skills, a smaller person can actually defeat a bigger one. couple still so that the success of the rest of it is defined by many things that add up to that unique style on the side of dealing regarding the courtyard and 90 percent of costs. it's nice to have a proper stage like we see here. so yeah, good not good, but it's, there is none. simply mock one with your feet in the sand and go for it as much abuse. you have seen that you can build up everything from scratch on your very own leader to pick it up on the arena is called a dojo and features traditional elements like a spot for the god of martial arts. the salt which is used to purify the wrestling circle and in some cases like here no air conditioning, even in the hot summer months. the fighting ring itself has 4 entrances,

named after the cardinal directions. the 2 opponents, designated east and west try to make the best possible use of the 4.55 meter diameter ring. the basic role is to never step out of the cycle, not to touch the ground, the sound except with the sol. so you'll see how much the 3rd of, uh, but they all prohibited techniques and amateur. assume that, for example, aiming at the face or attacking the neck, could be well from a concert for to most of the world of professional brand. so, you know, it's a little bit different or they're all of you attributed techniques then, and i'm interested in the good, good and not good at the call, the grabbing the harris and know got you what's going on. so besides the fact that there are few of forbidden moves in grants, you know you're watching the basic technical rules of those 2 modes remain the same for the community. what is your getting into proper sumo shape means lots of 1st path is if muscle works, especially on the legs. since most of

a single athlete power is based in their lower body, we simply suffered a foot injury, which is why she's trying to work around did as today's training session. she doesn't mind overseeing her colleagues matches instead the other sports and then counter doesn't last 90 minutes too. and there is no competition of it who school is more point tomorrow. so i assume it is probably the only smoke that only needs a body and the will to be the stronger one on that. and from there it is usually more or less 2nd. so to the matches, decided on, i get it can be incredibly suspenseful. i find that amazing right, not that selmore. the real sacrifice is a lot for her dream of being

a world star in women sumo. she can move the 40 kilometers between the dojo and her student department and the outskirts of the oklahoma 4 times a week. the plus, she spends plenty of time preparing meals, so this way i'm extra to eat as much propane as necessary, kind of kind of more log into before competitions. i sometimes have to balance my weight to, to, to uh, to look up some more to plan. i have to put a lot more food into categories. for instance, do you think uh, well, just do the,

the real lives a normal college students life when she has to for focus solely on her support. she won every under 18 title in japan before becoming world youth champion in 2019 not easy as athlete spun themselves and amateur assumed. well, what are the most, do you typically when a certificate or maybe sometimes a middle or even at the world championships to them? for us as a societal recognition for young women that carried themselves with confidence or chief things out of the ordinary can still be rare in japan. but rio isn't bothered mind at all in this respect. i think it's great that japanese idols as pop culture styles on known stats, smooth as modestly. and don't get down about things they couldn't

call you coming across as cute is secondary when you with this how much the person develops and they really cost they spend on use. it's not enough to hold the grand see most down on women in the ring goes so far back female medics were once asked to leave the ring by announcer's dislike, trying to help a medical emergency during the opening of a competition in kyoto. women please leave lowering the the bends origin lines and the claim that women are impure due to that period or the scenes and killed her through international attention, sparking discussions and japanese media. and while the japan sumo association eventually apologize, women still aren't allowed to take part in grant's email data thoughts and ideas its match space. the small world championships are held annually in different

cities around the world. today, 150 wrestlers from 28 countries will do you get out into account admits this lively chaos. real prepares for opening funding to the individual women's middle weight category. that's under 73 kilograms per 1st opponent. is monica sky, but 25 from poland. of course, you can't forget to about to your opponents, the focus and go the wheels 1st out. is impressive. coming to a close just as quickly as it started time for a 2nd bell when leaving the ring and rio couldn't have hoped for a better start. i got to

demonstrate what i've been training so hard for over the last month that went well for me. wrestlers of both genders, each compete in 5 different ways. classes. there are also team competitions. so you can only win metals for individual achievements. single consists of a pre defined amount of throwing and pushing techniques. and it's fairly straightforward. the constant cry of the quotes in the quota from the ref means remaining and much the defender. no, they're still in the ring. minor injuries and split lips are fairly common. we just find something meanwhile, it's time for refills, next time her next step to the final gather yourself again. of the

opponents, ukraine's kind of in a plastic puts an abrupt end to rio's dream. even if the disappointment is momentarily overwhelming, real still has a shot at the 3rd place in the world rankings. and looking at the bigger picture, there's plenty to be happy about. unlike in grand sing both and the church, the mode doesn't have a problem. recruiting young wrestlers based on the increasing number of competitions women sumo in japan, has had particularly high growth and popularity over the last decade. you can't get excited about to grow into something that you don't even know about when you call them up for that. so don't like to that, so i don't want that many people don't know, not assume that will fit in or in the fact that women seemed that exist associate

not. then when i doing it, i really hope this change, and then i can help in spite of people to give it a try. what they don't like telling tulsa tossing up on. and it's a long day of competing real meat sung gary and rook sanibel. here in the ring, the secures the bronze and real will keep on fighting, not just for herself, but for what really counts the visibility of women in the sports. she loves the business. the news will tell you, the bottles flush the story. we have a getting

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