Sumo

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Task 1

 * Open the worksheet below then save it to your laptop, before completing the tasks on it.


 * Using the links below, find out what it is like to be a sumo rikishi. What is your daily routine? What do you eat? Where do you go? When do you sleep? How much training do you do?
 * Your task is to then //**create a presentation in order to educate people on how a sumo rikishi lives**//. How you present your task is up to you but the following are recommendations:


 * In a word document as a diary
 * A powerpoint presentation
 * Use iMovie and insert narration
 * A podcast or recorded diary
 * A multimedia presentation
 * Magazine / newspaper article

//**This short video from National Geographic is a good starting point as it gives some insight into a rikishi's daily life.**//

media type="youtube" key="vJ1wnbNIUrc" height="344" width="425" align="center" Nipponia article on the life of a rikishi. Kidsweb - A Day in the Life of a Sumo Wrestler Nihon Sumo Kyokai Website Wikipedia entry on Sumo
 * More Links **

Task 3

 * **For the current Sumo tournament, you will be assigned 1 or 2 rikishi.** You are to follow their progress during the tournament by means of the Nihon Sumo Kyokai website - that's over [|here]. Note that various **prizes** are handed out to rikishi at the end of each tournament. **If your rikishi wins, you too will win something** (though not quite as good as they receive).
 * You can find who your rikishi are by clicking on the link here or the link at the top of this page.
 * **To track how your rikishi is doing follow the instructions:** 1. Go to above the Sumo Kyokai website, 2. Click 'Matches & Topics' on the top menu bar, 3. Choose the result of each day from 'Makuuchi Division'.
 * To find out about your rikishi, click on the name of your rikishi on the results page.

=Links & Sumo Search Engine= media type="custom" key="2220573" Nipponia article on the life of a rikishi. Nihon Sumo Kyokai Website Wikipedia entry on Sumo
 * **Use this custom search to discover more bout sumo**

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=Sumo in the News= [|Hakuho pulls into Kyushu lead] Yomiuiri newspaper (17/11/08) [|"Getting a grip on a weighty matter"] SMH article (7/11/08). [|"Asashoryu out of sumo ring until next year"] Taipei times (8/11/08) [|"Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament Preview"] Yomiuri newspaper (8/11/08)

=Sumo Videos=
 * Click here to watch a variety of sumo videos.