SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013, 3:00pm
JACCC (Japanese American Cultural & Community Center), Los Angeles, California
Photos: Dustin Snipes
2013 US SUMO OPEN OVERVIEW
Nearly 4,000 people showed up to watch, at a venue with 3,000 seats. The packed crowd saw Byamba continued his amazing winning streak, by capturing the gold medal for the 7th year in a row, completely unprecedented! Byamba’s unforgettable “Sumo Slam” (which even shook the internet!) brought sumo awareness worldwide to a new level.
Many of the huge crowd were standing room only, and some people that were turned away at the door (once the venue was over-sold) filled nearby rooftops and parking garages, as everyone scrambled to get a glimpse of the 104 sumo matches that took place in a three-hour period! More
2013 US SUMO OPEN TOP ATHELETES
Byambajav Ulambayar
6’1″ 346 lbs
Mongolia
Heavyweight Gold
Openweight Gold
Mongolia
Heavyweight Gold
Openweight Gold
Ramy Belal
6’0″ 253 lbs
Egypt
Middleweight Gold
Egypt
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Silver
Liz Seward
5’4″ 175 lbs
US – CA
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Gold
US – CA
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Gold
Boldsukh Ayadkhuu
5’5″ 185 lbs
Mongolia
Lightweight Gold
Soslan Gagloev
6’5″ 320 lbs
Russia
Heavyweight Silver
Sharran Alexander
6’0″ 442 lbs
UK
Openweight Silver
UK
Openweight Silver