9 h. ago More rice, bigger chairs and reinforced toilets: sumo wrestling comes to London | Andy Bull

Royal Albert Hall to host Grand Sumo Tournament marking only the second time a full competition is held overseasThey play Major League Baseball at the Olympic Stadium, Tottenham’s ground is a second home for the National Football League, the National Basketball Association is staging a game at the 02 Arena next year, and South Africa just beat New Zealand in a rugby Test at Twickenham, but it’s been a long time since London has hosted anything on the scale of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place at the Royal Albert Hall this week. Forty wrestlers have flown over from Japan to compete in it. That’s around six tons of elite athlete to be fed, watered, transported and supported.“We’ve actually had to source and buy new chairs which can take up to 200kg in weight,” says Matthew Todd, the Royal Albert Hall’s harassed director of programming. “Our usual standard is only 100kg.” They’ve also had to reinforce the toilets. “It’s the ones that are screwed into the wall which are the most ch...

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9 h. ago More rice, bigger chairs and reinforced toilets: sumo wrestling comes to London

Royal Albert Hall to host Grand Sumo Tournament marking only the second time a full competition is held overseasThey play Major League Baseball at the Olympic Stadium, Tottenham’s ground is a second home for the National Football League, the National Basketball Association is staging a game at the 02 Arena next year, and South Africa just beat New Zealand in a rugby Test at Twickenham, but it’s been a long time since London has hosted anything on the scale of the Grand Sumo Tournament taking place at the Royal Albert Hall this week. Forty wrestlers have flown over from Japan to compete in it. That’s around six tons of elite athlete to be fed, watered, transported and supported.“We’ve actually had to source and buy new chairs which can take up to 200kg in weight,” says Matthew Todd, the Royal Albert Hall’s harassed director of programming. “Our usual standard is only 100kg.” They’ve also had to reinforce the toilets. “It’s the ones that are screwed into the wall which are the most ch...

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49 h. ago Sumo fans warned they might get squashed by massive men or hit by sand during London event

Sumo wrestling fans heading to an upcoming event at London's Royal Albert Hall have been warning they might get squashed by the gigantic competitors

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51 h. ago Sumo wrestling fans warned 'you might get squashed' as grand tournament returns to Royal Albert Hall

More than 40 Japanese sumo wrestlers will take part in the five-day event in west London this week

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64 h. ago Sumo fans warned they could be SQUASHED by falling wrestlers as UK hosts tournament for first time in 34 years

SUMO fans have been warned they could be squashed by massive wrestlers flying out of the ring — as the sport returns to the UK for the first time in 34 years. The Grand Sumo Tournament begins this Wednesday at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Over 40 heavyweight sumo wrestlers from Japan will compete in five...

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Desmond was alongside JP McManus at Bethpage Black with his Adare Manor playing host to the tournament in two years time

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