July 21, 2010

Australian Sumo National Championships – Results

After a hugely successful National Championships on the Gold Coast last weekend, we are pleased to announce the following results:

Junior Women’s Open
1. Renee Robinson
2. Tamika Cram
3. Brianna Morris-Grant

Women’s Lightweight Division
1. Caitlin Szanto
2. Renee Robinson
3. Steph Wong

Women’s Middleweight Division
1. Monica McKenzie
2. Tinika Green
3. Holly Dickson

Women’s Heavyweight Division
1. Kerry O’Connor
2. Clare Lutton
3. Jaime Pearson

Junior Men’s Open
1. Daywu Hahn
2. Damien Collins

Men’s Lightweight Division
1. Luke Bulger
2. Daywu Hahn
3. Glenn McLaren

Men’s Middleweight Division
1. Chris Swalwell
2. Ben Thorpe
3. John Traill/Martin Gray (Equal Third)

Men’s Heavyweight Division
1. Derek Boyer
2. Drew Weeks
3. Wade Stanley

Women’s Open
1. Caitlin Szanto
2. Clare Lutton
3. Renee Robinson

Men’s Open
1. Peter Townsend
2. John Traill
3. Chris Swalwell

Congratulations to all competitors!

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July 14, 2010

As seen on TV…

In the lead up to our exciting National Championships this weekend on the Gold Coast, look out for members of the Australian Sumo Federation on Channel 7 in the coming days!

Catch Derek Boyer on the Matty Johns Show this Thursday night at 7:30pm

Derek Boyer and our guest of honour will be on Sunrise Friday morning from 6am.

Various members of the ASF will be on display, tournament morning, for Sunrise weather at 7am! That’s Sunday morning.

Come on down to the tournament and see some of the most unique athletes in the country doing what they do best. Full details can be found on the upcoming events page.

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July 2, 2010

Exciting News!

In extremely exciting news, we have just had it confirmed that former Yokozuna Akebono Taro will be attending our National Championships on July 18! Akebono was the first non-Japanese to be promoted to the rank of Grand Champion and was also one of the tallest and heaviest competitors in history, standing over two metres tall and weighing well over 200kg. Akebono will be our guest of honour at the tournament.

Also, another celebrity and great competitor has signed up to compete in our heavyweight division. Fans of the television show Gladiators will remember him as Thunder, but behind the glitz and glam is one of Australia’s foremost strongmen and strength athletes, Derek Boyer! Derek has been training with the Gold Coast club for a little while now, and has decided to test himself on the dohyo at the National Championships. At 145kg of pure muscle, Derek is sure to provide some interesting challenges for the other big guys!

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