It’s an exciting kick-off for a sumo club that started this year. There’s just one obstacle: The championship is in Poland. To go, they need to raise $10,000.
From left to right: Jaheim Galeana, Christina Griffin-Jones and Maily Lo take a traditional sumo pose on Friday, July 19, 2024 in the Lincoln High wrestling gym.
It will be the first time there are enough qualifying youth women for a U.S. junior women’s team to compete, said coach Christina Griffin-Jones.There’s just one obstacle: The championship is in Poland in September. For all the wrestlers who qualified and their coaches and chaperones to go, they need to
When those children did participate, it was more likely to be in sports commonly offered at public schools, like football and basketball. “To be able to bring a gift like this to our community is everything because I know for sure I would have been a champ if something like this was happening at my high school,” she said.“And I’m really happy that I won’t be the last,” she said.
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