Sumo Kaboom

Leslie and Laurie Collins, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.

Episode 176: Sumo Scandals Part 3 - Drinking and Drugs

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Time Codes:**
:34 newsflash
14:38 Harumafuji
32:17 Drugs

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web
/20110520174703/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jcidTGXNgNeXrWIsCFUY3cm7pAOw
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/4484613/Ancient-sport-of-sumo-to-drug-test-wrestlers.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Japan
https://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat19/sub125/item664.html#chapter-11
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/sports/03iht-sumo3.15868252.html
https://japantoday.com/category/features/opinions/sumo-shows-its-hypocrisy
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2009/04/16/sumo/hakuho-welcomes-steroid-testing-laments-sumos-woes/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sumo/comments/13s7vbq/terunofuji_is_on_steroids_right/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sumo/comments/ea3dmm/performance_enhancing_drugs_in_sumo/
https://asianjournalusa.com/the-secrets-behind-the-incredible-physique-of-sumo-wrestlers/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sumo/comments/c28yrh/are_steroids_toleratedallowed_in_sumo/
https://asianjournalusa.com/do-sumo-wrestlers-take-steroids/
https://edtimes.in/how-drug-usage-rocked-the-sumo-wrestling-world/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-04-24/big-dopes-targeted-in-sumo-drugs-crackdown/1660888
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/09/national/sumo-conducts-more-drug-tests/
https://theweek.com/articles/508770/japans-sumo-pot-scandal
https://www.npr.org/2008/10/07/95248717/scandals-plague-japanese-sumo-culture
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-japan-sumo-drug-scandal-020509-2009feb05-story.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/08/sumo.japan
https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=5706518&page=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_sumo_cannabis_scandal
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/sports/03iht-sumo3.15868252.html#:~:text=Wakanoho%2C%20who%20is%20Russian%2C%20was,who%20tested%20positive%2C%20it%20said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakanoh%C5%8D_Toshinori

Music:
"Advanced Japanese Folk" by Audiotoolz

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Audiotoolz/ProgressiveFolk/02-audiotoolz-advancedjapanesefolk

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