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Life After Sumo
Posted
April 9, 2015
Views
5,300,201
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1,146
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April 9, 2015
5,300,201
41,060
1,146
0.80%
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4:48Now PlayingSumo wrestlers enter training stables, or beyas, as young teens and dedicate their lives to the sport until they retire. Training involves incredible food intake, heavy beer consumption as a means of weight gain and daily full-contact sparring. Along with the health impacts, most wrestlers leave the sport with little education and less money. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we visit with two retired rikishis to get their take on life after sumo.
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