Red-faced, the two sumo wrestlers crashed together, grappling their way around the raised earthen ring until one pushed the other over the side.
This is a typical scene in Japan¡¯s traditional sport ¡ª except the loinclothed wrestlers were 11 years old, though each weighed more than many grown men.
¡°I¡¯m happy, really happy,¡± said Hisatsugu Sasaki, the victor who even at 135 kg still had the treble voice of a child. ¡°I hope to become a professional sumo wrestler.¡±
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