‘Empowering’: Ireland’s first female sumo wrestler
Sweat darkened the white “dohyo” ring mat as Ireland’s first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.Having tried the centuries-old Japanese discipline out of curiosity, Toraigh (pronounced Tori) Mallon, from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, now trains alongside bulky and beefy men, relying on balance and grit rather than sheer size.Read the full…
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