Japan's sumo wrestlers: Meet the women changing the face of the sport

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By Emiko Jozuka, Don Riddell and Daniel Campisi, CNN

Updated 0913 GMT (1713 HKT) January 5, 2022

Nagoya, Japan (CNN)With a steely look, Senna Kajiwara charges headlong into her opponent.

The two pre-teen girls grapple for a dozen seconds before Kajiwara ousts her rival from the ring.At this sumo tournament, no loincloth-clad men are competing for the title of «grand champion.» Instead, girls aged between 8 and 12 are going head-to-head and step-by-step changing the future of Japan's male-dominated national sport.«Some people are surprised and even shocked when they find out I do sumo. They tend to think that sumo is just for boys and men,» Kajiwara told CNN Sport.«I think if we get more girls and women in sumo then we'll be able to level the