Aged 73, Katrina Watts Sumo-ing Around the World

0:00Reporting from The Daily News Now, I'm Kori with the latest in Adelaide. 73-year-old Katrina Watts from Merwilliamba and Northern New South Wales leads a double life. By day, she crafts award-winning jans for local country shows. But she also travels the world as a Sumo wrestling commentator and expert. She first discovered the sport decades ago while teaching English at a university in Osaka, Japan. What started as casual viewing turned into a passion? She snapped photos of wrestlers, shared Australian treats like Anzac biscuits at matches, and soon became known in Sumo circles. Sumo dates back to the year 712 as a harvest ritual in Japan. Today, it's a pro sport for men only. With simple rules, keep your foot so off the clay ring ground while pushing or throwing your opponent out. Resses follow ancient traditions like handclaps to summon the gods before bouts. After 25 years in Japan as a TV commentator, interpreter and announcer, Watts returned to

1:00Australia in 2005. She became president of the amateur Australian Sumo wrestling group and now serves as executive director of the International Sumo Federation, boosting women's involvement in amateur events. She's gearing up for the 2026 Sumo World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she'll announce and interpret. Watts hopes to make it home in time for the November Merwillemba show to enter her jams, proving Sumo keeps taking her on unexpected adventures. The daily news now is presented by our sponsor, LinkedIn the description. It looks like a pillow. It sounds like headphones, built for comfort and sound. S-O-L-I-SOL-PILLO.com.