4th Sumo World Championships (Spoiler - results included)

[Stephen_Allanson_at_AccessLine__Central@accessline.com]

     Hi to all out there reading this,
     
     I have been quiet for quite a while.  I do not have TV Japan any 
     longer, as the apartment I'm living in won't allow the antenna.  Soon 
     I hope to have a house again and can then help Robert out with the 
     Juryo results.
     
     But anyway, right now I'm doing some work for my company in Tokyo.  
     Yesterday I was out and about and just happened by the Kokugikan, lo 
     and behold there was some sumo activity.  I happened upon the 4th Sumo 
     World Championships.  It was quit interesting, to watch the various 
     techniques used by some of the participants.  You could tell that the 
     Japanese participants, who were college students, were really rikishi 
     wannabes.  The other participants offered a variety of skill levels 
     and ability, it ranged from guys smaller than Mainoumi to a fella from 
     the US who was bigger than Konishiki, somewhere over 300 Kg.  However 
     the guy han none of Konishiki's mobility, and Konishiki has lost a lot 
     over the years, but this guy was like a building standing there.
     
     This championship will be aired in Japan on December 23 on TV Asahi, I 
     did not catch the time.  Please check the listings for the time.
     
     
     I'll post the results of the part I saw now, so if you don't want to 
     know don't read any further.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     Middleweight Class:
     
     Champion           Ryoji Kumagai           Japan
     Runner-up          Evgueni Sleptsov        Russia
     3rd Place          Arnulfo Hernandez       Columbia
     3rd Place          Ahmet Tasci             Turkey
     
     
     Heavyweight Class:
     
     Champion           Naohito Saito           Japan
     Runner-up          Dmitri Konovalov        Russia
     3rd Place          Fabio Shigenobu Kozahira  Brazil
     3rd Place          Andrew Borodow          Canada
     
     
     Open Class:  
     
     Champion           Emanuel Yarbrough       USA
     Runner-up          Taiichi Goto            Japan
     3rd Place          Badmaanyambuu Baterdene Mongolia
     3rd Place          Fabrice Guenet          France
     
     
     
     I did not see the Light-Weight division and the Team Events.
     
     Have a great day.....Genki de!!!!!!
     
     
     Steve Allanson