[ti:Meet the 10-year-old, 85-kilogram Sumo Champion]
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[00:00.04]Among all the young sumo wrestlers in the circle,
[00:04.68]10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out.
[00:09.48]He weighs 85 kilograms.
[00:12.72]That means he is two times the size of the other children his age.
[00:19.40]His big size makes him very good at his sport.
[00:24.28]When he wrestles boys five or six years older, he wins.
[00:30.04]He is so good that last year Kyuta was named the under-10 world champion.
[00:39.16]He defeated competitors from as far away as Britain and Ukraine.
[00:46.44]Kyuta is a shy boy of few words.
[00:50.80]When reporters for the Associated Press
[00:54.24]asked him why he likes to wrestle,
[00:57.20]his answer was simple: "It is fun to beat people older than me."
[01:04.56]His father Taisuke created his training routine.
[01:10.00]And the training is not easy.
[01:13.04]The 10-year-old boy trains six days each week
[01:17.20]and does many different exercises.
[01:20.64]He lifts weights, moves huge tires, swims, and runs.
[01:28.56]The goal is to build up flexibility and quickness,
[01:32.76]two things needed for sumo wrestling.
[01:36.92]Kyuta has been on this routine since about age six.
[01:41.84]That is when his father first entered him in a sumo competition.
[01:47.80]"I didn't teach him anything," Taisuke said,
[01:51.56]adding that his son could wrestle naturally.
[01:56.04]Taisuke himself used to be a sumo wrestler.
[02:00.64]"There is a talent for sumo, he said, "and he has that talent."
[02:07.16]After winning that first competition,
[02:10.12]Taisuke thought his son may have a special talent for sumo.
[02:16.72]The training costs a lot of money
[02:19.72]and requires sacrifices from the entire family,
[02:24.20]including his mother Makiko.
[02:28.44]His father says he does not gamble.
[02:31.64]Instead, he is betting everything on his son.
[02:36.68]When it became clear the boy had talent,
[02:40.04]Taisuke moved the family to the Fukagawa area of Tokyo.
[02:46.40]This area is famous for sumo wrestlers.
[02:50.92]It has many sumo clubs.
[02:53.96]It also has the Nominosukune Shrine.
[02:59.44]This is where the God of Sumo is said to live.
[03:04.08]So, there is a lot of local support for sumo culture.
[03:09.48]Father and son use a local temple for intense one-on-one training.
[03:16.32]The training usually ends with the two wrestling
[03:19.84]up and down the carpet in front of the main temple.
[03:24.88]Taisuke pushes Kyuta so hard
[03:28.32]that the child is often left breathless and crying.
[03:34.00]But the father believes it is the only way to get the best out of his son.
[03:40.40]"I think he is managing to make time for himself
[03:43.88]and I think he has time to play with his friends," explained Taisuke,
[03:49.40]adding, "I don't think it is too much pressure."
[03:54.12]Besides training, another important part of sumo success is food.
[04:01.88]On an average day, Kyuta will eat up to 4,000 calories.
[04:07.72]This includes over a liter of milk and a lot of protein.
[04:13.52]Steak is his favorite.
[04:16.96]While Kyuta ate a large meal, his father told reporters
[04:21.64]that his son needs to put on another 20 kilograms
[04:26.32]by the time he enters middle school in two years.
[04:31.24]If he does that, the hope is he will be taken in
[04:35.40]by a famous sumo coaching team.
[04:38.84]Taisuke said there has already been interest.
[04:43.56]Kyuta himself said he wants to reach the level of "yokozuna."
[04:49.32]That is the highest ranking in the sport.
[04:52.80]But he admits the workout routine and lifestyle
[04:57.48]can be extreme and hard.
[05:01.60]"Sumo training is something you don't describe
[05:04.84]with words like ‘enjoy'," Kyuta said.
[05:09.12]"When it became tough...
[05:10.84]I have thought about (quitting) sometimes."
[05:15.08]For now, the struggle toward the top continues,
[05:18.28]for both father and son.
[05:20.88]I'm Anna Matteo. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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