The sumo competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Boutwell Auditorium; the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight events were held on July 9 and the openweight events were held on July 10.
Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The Egyptian sumo team was banned from competing in the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship".[3] The poor organization and sportsmanship displayed during this year's competition led to sumo being dropped from the program ahead of the 2025 World Games.[4][5][6]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight |
Abdelrahman El-Sefy Egypt
|
Demid Karachenko Ukraine
|
Sviatoslav Semykras Ukraine
|
| Middleweight |
Vazha Daiauri Ukraine
|
Shion Fujisawa Japan
|
Aron Rozum Poland
|
| Heavyweight |
Hidetora Hanada Japan
|
Daiki Nakamura Japan
|
Rui Júnior Brazil
|
| Openweight |
Daiki Nakamura Japan
|
Baasandorjiin Badral Mongolia
|
Oleksandr Veresiuk Ukraine
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight |
Yuka Okutomi Japan
|
Miku Yamanaka Japan
|
Magdalena Macios Poland
|
| Middleweight |
Sakura Ishii Japan
|
Karyna Kolesnik Ukraine
|
Monika Skibra Poland
|
| Heavyweight |
Svitlana Yaromka Ukraine
|
Ivanna Berezovska Ukraine
|
Airi Hisano Japan
|
| Openweight |
Ivanna Berezovska Ukraine
|
Hiyori Kon Japan
|
Svitlana Yaromka Ukraine
|
See also
References
- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Hanamichi: Sumo Dropped from World Games". tachiai.org. July 16, 2023.
- ^ Gunning, John (Oct 18, 2023). "Sumo's Olympic dream requires fresh approach". The Japan Times.
- ^ Gunning, John (Jul 13, 2022). "World Games chaos highlights amateur sumo's structural flaws". The Japan Times.