Thursday, September 6, 2012

Sumo wrestling: Champions exhibition

Entertainment for the gods will come to the people Saturday, when the ancient art of sumo wrestling takes center stage in a free exhibition in Japantown's Peace Plaza.

Three professional wrestlers will take part in the day's events, including the imposing Mongolian-born Byambajav "Byamba" Ulambayar, a three-time world sumo champion who stands 6-foot-1, weighs 370 pounds and was featured in the movie "Ocean's Thirteen." He'll be joined by Kelly Gneiting, a 6-foot, 430-pound native of Idaho who trained in Japan and has not only been a U.S. sumo champion, but - after running the Los Angeles Marathon in 2008 and 2011 - also became the Guinness world record holder as the heaviest person to run a marathon.

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