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Article: Report: Sumo Association considers drug tests for wrestlers
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 5, 2003
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Dateline: TOKYO
Japan's sumo governing body may begin testing wrestlers for drugs
next month to quiet concerns about doping-related injuries in the
ancient sport, a major Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.
The Sumo Association could conduct urine tests during the twice-a-
year medical checkups for all wrestlers, said the Yomiuri, the nation'
s largest daily, citing unidentified sources.
An association spokesman couldn't be reached for comment.
Although no cases of doping have been proven, rumors about drug use
_ and its ties to wrestlers' expanding girth and frequent injuries
_ abound.
With the goal to push an opponent out of the ring or throw him down,
many ...