Wrestlers from sumo's top division will make a two-day exhibition tour to Paris in June 2026, the third of its kind in the French capital, the Japan Sumo Association says.

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Sumo: Top wrestlers set for Paris exhibition tour in June 2026

In June 2026, Japanese sumo wrestlers will be in the French capital for an unprecedented event.

En juin 2026, les lutteurs du sumo japonais seront dans la capitale française pour un évènement inédit.

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“A show like in Japan”: thirty years later, a sumo tournament will once again be held in Paris in 2026 Source

« Un show comme au Japon » : trente ans après, un tournoi de sumos à nouveau organisé à Paris en 2026 Source

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“A show like in Japan”: thirty years later, a sumo tournament to be held again in Paris in 2026 – INTELLI.NEWS

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organizers said Sunday. Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year's Paris Olympics, will stage a two-day competition featuring top…

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Sumo to stage event in Paris as part of global push

Thirty-one years after their last visit to Bercy, the sumo wrestlers will return to Paris for a tournament organized at the Accor Arena on June 13 and 14, 2026.

Trente et un ans après leur dernière visite à Bercy, les lutteurs de sumo feront leur retour à Paris à l'occasion d'un tournoi organisé à l'Accor Arena les 13 et 14 juin 2026.

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TOKYO: Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said Sunday.
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Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said on Sunday (Jan 19).

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Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said Sunday. Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year's Paris Olympics, will stage a two-day competition featuring top wrestlers in the French capital

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On the 19th, the Japan Sumo Association announced that it will hold a Paris performance on June 13th and 14th next year. This will be the third time since 1995, and Chairman Hakkaku (former yokozuna Kitakachiyama) said at a press conference at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, "We will make thorough preparations so that people can enjoy the charm of traditional culture and the power of the sumo ring."

日本相撲協会は１９日、来年６月１３、１４日にパリ公演を開催すると発表した。１９９５年以来３度目の実施となり、八角理事長（元横綱北勝海）は東京・両国国技館での記者会見で「伝統文化の魅力と土俵の迫力を楽しんでもらえるよう、万全の準備をする」と

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Sumo wrestling to take place in Paris in June next year; first since 1995, to be held in London this autumn (Kyodo News)

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organisers said Sunday. Accor....
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