Sumo at the 2022 World Games
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| Venue | Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, United States |
| Dates | 9–10 July |
| No. of events | 8 |
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.