Taiwan SUMO

Taiwan SUMO, formally the Taiwan Sumo Association (also known as the Chinese Taipei Sumo Association / 中華民國相撲協會), is a Taiwanese sports organization dedicated to the promotion and development of sumo wrestling in Taiwan. According to its official website, the association works to raise the competitive level of Taiwanese sumo, deepen international exchange, and provide athlete training, competition information, and dedicated sections for coaches and referees, alongside introducing sumo culture. It welcomes athletes, coaches and enthusiasts to join. The organization traces its roots to 1997, when Tseng Cheng-hsiung formed the Chinese Sumo Association (中華相撲會) and began participating in international sumo competitions. In 2001, a group of coaches, athletes and sports enthusiasts — many of them having lived and trained in Japan — established the Republic of China (Taiwan) Sumo Association. Its stated aims were to promote sumo, cultivate Taiwanese sumo athletes, and use the sport to exchange with sports enthusiasts around the world, with the goal of strengthening the nation through sport. Taiwan SUMO is a member of the International Sumo Federation. Because Taiwan's cultural background is relatively close to Japan's and more Taiwanese have gone to Japan to take part in sumo than people from many other countries, the association has repeatedly secured the right to host competitions, and its overall ranking leads Western countries — it is currently ranked in the top three in Asia. Coaches and athletes such as Wu Tien-fa, Lo Yu-wei and Liu Chao-hui have trained competitors and contributed to the sport's growth. The association's chairpersons to date have included Chou Yu-jen, Liu Chao-hui, Hsieh Shang-ting and Li Ming-chun. Its office is located in Da'an District, Taipei.

The development of organized sumo in Taiwan began in 1997, when Tseng Cheng-hsiung formed the Chinese Sumo Association (中華相撲會) and started entering international sumo competitions. This early effort laid the groundwork for a formal national body. In 2001, a group of coaches, athletes and sports enthusiasts — many of whom had lived and trained in Japan — founded the Republic of China (Taiwan) Sumo Association. The association's stated mission was to promote sumo wrestling, cultivate Taiwanese sumo athletes, and use the sport as a vehicle for exchange with sports enthusiasts around the world, aiming at the ideal of strengthening the nation through sport. Over the following years, coaches and athletes including Wu Tien-fa, Lo Yu-wei and Liu Chao-hui trained competitors and helped raise the standard of Taiwanese sumo. Because Taiwan's cultural background is relatively close to Japan's and more Taiwanese have gone to Japan to participate in sumo than people from many other countries, the association was repeatedly able to secure the right to host competitions, and its overall competitive ranking came to lead Western countries, placing it among the top three in Asia. The association is a member of the International Sumo Federation. Its chairpersons to date have included Chou Yu-jen, Liu Chao-hui, Hsieh Shang-ting and Li Ming-chun. Its office is located in Da'an District, Taipei. Today the association continues to provide athlete training, competition information, and dedicated resources for coaches and referees, while introducing sumo culture to the public through its official website.

• 2001

  A group of Taiwan-based coaches, athletes and sports enthusiasts establishes the Republic of China (Taiwan) Sumo Association.

• 1997

  Tseng Cheng-hsiung forms the Chinese Sumo Association (中華相撲會) and begins participating in international sumo competitions.

Taiwan's national sumo association and International Sumo Federation member, positioned as a leading Asian sumo organization focused on competition, training and international exchange.

• Athlete training programs

• Competition information and events

• Coach and referee sections

• Sumo culture introduction

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2. 2Taiwan SUMOwikidata.org
3. 3台湾相扑协会zh.wikipedia.org