Scrawny wrestler lasts less than a second in painful debut

A scrawny Japanese sumo wrestler who was launched from the ring in less than a second during a bruising debut tweeted photos of his battle scars yesterday and promised to do better. Seventeen-year-old Masato Tai, whose sumo name is ‘Sodachizakari’, tips the scales at just 65 kg and his plans to bulk up could be complicated by a problem which does not normally afflict his mountainous rivals - a small appetite. “It’s hard to eat so much,” the snake-hipped grappler told Japanese media yesterday. Read more about Scrawny wrestler lasts less than a second in painful debut