Sumo wrestling is not typically associated with Germany or women. But these teens are proving that they don't have to fit stereotypes to find success in this martial art.
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00:00No matter who I tell, I do sumo, they all look at me with big eyes and say,
00:06what, you don't look like that at all.
00:08Because everyone always has this image of a little fatter men in Japan in front of them.
00:14And then they see me like that and say, she doesn't look like that now.
00:20I'm Lucy Fiedler, I'm 17 years old and I won the second place at the U21 European Championships this year.
00:26I'm Marie-Louise Zugschwert, I'm 19 years old this year.
00:29Last year I won the world championship title at the U18 in Japan and I'm a double European champion.
00:37Stop!
00:50When I won the competition, I couldn't believe it at first.
00:54But when everyone hugged me and clapped, I was like, okay, you really got a third place.
01:07No, I can't do it.
01:19With us, the rules of sumo are actually completely simple.
01:22With us, it's about, first of all, you don't sleep out of the ring.
01:26And above all, you don't sleep on the other side of the mat, where your feet are or where your legs are.
01:30You have to fit in the knots.
01:32So, I have to say, that's forbidden.
01:37That's forbidden.
01:38And in front, the same.
01:39Slap, bite, normal things, everything is forbidden.
01:53We have to go forward, because the children will always support us, of course.
01:57If I could go to Japan every time, that would be something like a learning factor for me.
02:27I think it's very nice that so many women are also involved in sumo.
02:30And that they can fight fair and easy and show that they can do the same as men.