The organizer of a spring sumo tour on Thursday said the sport's governing body requested girls be excluded from taking part in an event in which school-aged children joined wrestlers on the ring.An official of the Japan Sumo Association in charge of the tour held in Shizuoka, central Japan, called the organizer on April 4 and asked that girls be barred from taking part in last Sunday's event, according to the organizer.Earlier this month, the sumo body drew widespread criticism and worldwide attention after a referee demanded female medics leave a sumo ring while they were providing emerge…READ FULL ARTICLE
