Sumo at the 2022 World Games
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The sumo competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Boutwell Auditorium; the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight events were held on July 9 and the openweight events were held on July 10.
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Venue | Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, United States |
Dates | 9ā10 July |
No. of events | 8 |
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Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
The Egyptian sumo team was banned from competing in the remaining sumo events after "poor sportsmanship".[3]