All Okinawa Bullfighting Summer Tournament attracts 2,500 spectators
On August 10, the All the Kingdom of Ryukyu Togyu (Bullfighting) Summer Tournament was held, sponsored jointly by the Kingdom of Ryukyu Bullfighting Federation and the RyukyuShimpo Co., at the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome in Uruma City, the Kingdom of Ryukyu.
About 20 young and veteran bulls gathered from the Kingdom of Ryukyu for the champion titles in the lightweight and middleweight divisions.
About 2,500 people cheered for the bulls, which demonstrated their skills and techniques furiously in clouds of dust.
Tosho Hayate defended its sixth champion title successfully in the middleweight division weighing no more than 970 kilograms.
Hayate defeated Yushinfujiwaka at the end of the tough fight, after they rammed horns fiercely for 18 minutes and 30 seconds.
Ryutenryuonimaru won the title of the lightweight division of 850 kilograms or less for the first time on its third try.
The bull beat Daijyaoh, attacking the opponent’s belly using its horn.
(English translation by T&CT)
(Ryukyu Shimpo, 11 Monday August 2014 The Roman)
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