5th International Women’s Sumo Invitational Championship,Sakai( Guidelines )Organizers:
Japan Women’s Sumo Federation
Co-organizers: Japan Sumo Federation, International Sumo Federation,
Sakai City, Sakai City Board of Education,
Sakai City Assembly, Sakai Medical Association and Sakai
Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
16 April (Sun.) 2017, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Sumo Training Hall, Ohama Park, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan
Participants shall be women or girls who are registered with
the Sumo Federation of each participating country and are 12years or older as of 1 April 2017.
(Foreign invitational competitors are selected by JWSF.)Date:
Venue:
Eligibility:

Competition:
Team Competition:

3 members each, organized bynationality; open competition.
Individual Competition:
separated into the following 5classes:
1)Superlightweight under 50kg2)Lightweightunder 65kg
*Competitor who is under 50kg can enter in either
Superlight weight or Lightweight3)Middleweightover 65kg and under 80kg
4)Heavyweight
80kg and over5)Open
Any and all weights. Allow
overlap with other classes
Entry Fee: 3,000 Yen per person, 5000 Yen per team shall be paid on 16April (Sun.) 2017.

Application: The specified application form must be completed and sent to:

Deadline:

Mr. Tsutomu Nishino
5-7-13 Uriwarihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka
Japan 547-0022
Thu., 16 March 2017

Draw:
Meeting:
Weigh-in:Awards:6:30 p.m., Sat., 18 March 2017 at Hotel Awina Osaka
Representatives’ and referees’ meetings will be held 30 minutes
before the day’s competition begins.
1) Sat., 15 April 2017: From 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Hotel
Sun- plaza in Sakai annex (Tel: 072-222-6633)
2) Sun., 16 April 2017: From 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Sumo
Training Hall, Ohama park
Participants needs to weigh-in only once, at either time statedabove.
1st, 2nd and 3rd prize for both the team competition and all
individual classes.

Medical matters:
1) The organizers shall provide first aid for injuries sustained
during competition. However, no further responsibility will betaken. All participants must arrange appropriate and sufficient
insurance against illness, death and accident.
2) The following are rules regarding doping tests:i) This competition is subject to the JapaneseAnti-Doping Code and is a controlled competition for thepurposes of that code. In accordance with theAnti-Doping Code, participants will be subject to doping
control procedures and will be deemed to have consented
to such procedures at the time of entry.
ii) Minors (persons under 20 years of age) must provide
to the relevant competition federation a prescribed
consent form consenting to such tests completed by theminor’s parents or persons with parental authority.
iii) All participants must undergo any required
anti-doping tests, irrespective of such tests being urine,
blood, or other tests. Failure to take or complete theanti-doping tests will be in violation of the anti-doping
rules. Participants must be mindful that where aparticipant is found to be in violation of the Anti-Doping
Code that participant will be subject to sanctionsprescribed under those Regulations.

iv) Participants who are required to take blood tests,
whether during competition or not, must not exercise orcompete for at least 2 hours before such tests.
v) Transportation & accommodation expenses incurred
due to anti-doping tests are to be borne by theparticipants.
vi) Details of the Japanese Anti-Doping Code anddoping tests may be found on the website of the JapaneseAnti-Doping Agency (http://www.playtruejapan.org).

Miscellaneous:
1) Accommodation expenses (for three nights) shall be provided
for five persons (four contestants and a coach) from each
foreign country.
2) All contestants must be completed your registration by 9:30a.m.
3) Each competitor will affix her mawashi her(a) individual
number and (b)ranking if she has.
4) The result of draw will be informed on the web.
http://www.joshisumo-renmeiu.jp