By integrating both heritage sport and modern athletic disciplines, Physical: Asia positions the Mongolian team as a new frontier in fitness television, expanding the concept beyond gym-bodies into ...

SUMO champion Hoshoryu received a surprising reward for his performances at the Grand Sumo Tournament in London. The tournament has taken London by storm since beginning earlier this week at the ...

Asia Episode 1 introduced eight competing teams. There were a total of 48 contestants divided into teams from various countries.

Asia,’ Orkhonbayar Bayarsaikhan was introduced to the global audience for the first time. However, it immediately became clear that the Mongolian team leader was not just any other contender. With a ...

One of the most iconic popular images of Mongolia is that of nomadic herders, riding horses and living in gers (yurt tent-houses). The other is of powerfully built Mongolian wrestlers in traditional ...

Two Mongolian wrestling coaches who stripped to protest an officiating call at the Rio Olympics have been suspended for three years. According to a letter sent to the Mongolian federation by United ...

RIO DE JANEIRO-Kyle Snyder of the United States won the last wrestling gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Sunday but Mongolia provided the most vivid drama when two of its coaches stripped off in ...

Two Mongolian wrestling coaches protested the controversial end of a wrestling match on Sunday by stripping down to their underwear in front of an arena full of people. Yeah, just go ahead and put ...

TOKYO (AP) — Mongolian sumo wrestler Takanoiwa has decided to retire after assaulting a younger wrestler during the ongoing regional tour in the latest blow to Japan's national sport. Takanoiwa, 28, ...

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - The sound of bodies slapping against each other rocks the stifling sumo "stable" in the Japanese city of Nagoya, as 11 gigantic wrestlers wearing only loincloths take turns ...

On June 9, 2022, the court of the Khan-Uul district of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar sentenced the champion judoka and the former president of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC) ...

Now known by his Japanese ring name, Aonishiki Arata, who was born Danilo Yavhushyshyn, has rapidly become a star. His prowess was underlined three ...