The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...

The five-day Grand Sumo Tournament is set to take place between 15-19 October next year, hosted by the Royal Albert Hall 34 years after the first-ever official tournament outside of Japan was held ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sumo wrestling will return to London for the first time in 34 years in 2025 as the historic Royal Albert ...

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LONDON, U.K.: The Royal Albert Hall, more familiar with symphonies and singalongs, is set to host a unique spectacle: sumo wrestling. The iconic venue will hold an elite five-day tournament in October ...

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Only once in the sport’s 1,500-year history has a five-day Grand Sumo Tournament, or basho, been held outside Japan – and next year, London’s Royal Albert Hall will repeat its feat of 1991.

The Royal Albert Hall will be transformed into a "temple ... will be the first time in 20 years the Tournament has been held outside Japan It is "very unusual and rare" for the tournament to ...

The 153-year-old Royal Albert Hall will host just the second ever Grand Sumo Tournament to take place outside of Japan. The Kensington venue also hosted the last event outside of Japan in ...

The event next October will be the first time in 20 years the Tournament has been held outside Japan ... to be able to find a space in the Royal Albert Hall's diary which matched up with the ...

“It’s a true honour for the Royal Albert Hall to be the only venue to ever host a Sumo basho outside Japan. This will be a historic occasion, and an incredible week of sport ...