Women's sumo

Professional sumo traditionally forbids women from competition and ceremonies.

Women are not allowed to enter or touch the sumo wrestling ring (dohyō).

[3] The practice would only die after the end of World War II, with the last group dissolving in 1963.

[5] Female sumo is not considered to be authentic by most Japanese and is now prohibited from taking place in professional settings, but exists on an amateur level.

The rules are identical to men's amateur sumo, with the exception that the wrestlers wear leotards under a mawashi, and the matches last a maximum of three minutes instead of five minutes like the ones in men's amateur sumo.