You must have seen the wrestling of fat people. This wrestling is
a mystery to people all over the world. Why they are so fat? Why do they play wrestling?
and what are the rules of this game? People have different curiosities about all this.
In today's episode, we will try to clear that curiosity.
These fat people are actually known as “sumo wrestlers”.
Sumo is the national sport of Japan. In this game, two or more competitors fight against each other.
If one sumo can throw another sumo out of the round spot,
or if a competitor tries to touch the ground, the opponent is the winner.
Sumo originated in Japan during the pre-Indo rule. Sumo, a traditional Japanese sport, originated
from a religious perspective. Japan is the only country in the world, where the game is being held
on a professional level. Most sumo wrestlers have to qualify for sumo training as well as a position
in society. They have to wear the same kind of clothes for daily life starting from taking food.
The sport of sumo is mainly practiced according to the Shinto religion.
Representatives from each state of Japan are required to participate in the competition.
Sumo wrestlers have to live a much-chained life. Wrestlers are banned from driving.
After appearing as sumo, the hair in the middle of their head is kept long.
They also have to go out in public wearing ancient Japanese costumes.
Junior sumo wrestlers have to get up by 5 am, but adults can wake up at 8 am.
As a rule, sumo wrestlers are not permitted to have breakfast.
They compulsively fall asleep for long periods of time after taking large-sized lunches.
Sumo's lifestyle is covered by extensive and dangerous work.
Basically, it has a negative effect on their later life. Their average life expectancy is between
60 and 65 years, which is 10 years less than the average life expectancy of other Japanese men.
Sumo dies of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart attack.
The average height of a sumo wrestler is about 160 centimeters, or 5 feet 11 inches.
Sumo wrestlers receive a monthly stipend of 50,000 US dollars to 20,000 US dollars.
They spend a different lifestyle than other human being all over the world.