Friday, June 09, 2006

Sumo in the Dead Sea

Israel -- Giggling and smiling, 13 sumo wrestlers bobbed in the Dead Sea on Thursday, happily weightless in the salt-and mineral-rich water.

The swim was part of the wrestlers' trip to Israel, meant to strengthen ties between Japan and the Jewish state.

The wrestlers warmed up by doing flips into a beach-side pool before venturing down to the water's edge. Before a delighted crowd of 30 onlookers, they slopped mud on their bodies and floated in the sea, whose mineral properties make it impossible to sink.

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