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The 2012 US National Sumo Championships and the 2012 North American Sumo Championships will be held in Idaho Falls, ID at the Shilo Inn Conference Center on Saturday, June 30th, 2012.

These two Championships will be the qualifiers for the following international competitions:

     2012 World Sumo Championships, Hong Kong (U.S. Qualifier)
     2013 World Games, Cali, Colombia (North American Qualifier)
     2013 World Combat Games, St Petersburg, Russia (North American Qualifier)

The Shilo Inn is also the official hotel. The room rates are discounted, $65/night, w/ 2 Queen-sized beds. The special discount pricing will be good until June 14th, then the rates will be regular price, so make your reservations early. The Shilo Inn has an indoor pool/jacuzzi, full hot breakfast, sauna, weight room, overlooks the Snake River, and is within walking distance of downtown Idaho Falls. It is located within the business district w/several bars/restaurants nearby. To make Shilo Inn reservations, call 208-523-0088 (mention the US National Sumo Championships to get the discounted rate).

There will be the normal men’s, women’s, and master’s divisions (light-, middle-, heavy-, and open-weight) along with junior divisions and a (3-person) team competition. The entry fee for the tournament is $30 for a single division and

$50 for two or more division entries. Weigh-in’s are all day Friday and at least two hours prior to your division on Saturday morning.

The Juniors and Masters divisions begin at 9:00 am on Saturday. There will be a short lunch break. Doors open again at noon and the Senior’s divisions will begin at 1:00 pm. Pricing for spectators is $10 individual / $5 for age 10-18, and under 10 free.

There is sponsored ground transportation available

from/to Salt Lake City, Utah via Salt Lake Express.

Please coordinate with Kelly Gneiting, ahead

of time if you plan on using this service,

208-760-7411 or sumosource@msn.com

There will also be a referee/officials clinic on Friday

night at 6pm (mandatory for all officials to attend).

The Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday evening at 7pm.

This event will be heavily advertised, with several celebrity guest appearances including Manny Yarbrough.

Trent can be reached at trentsabo@hotmail.com or phone: 208-821-5802. You may also contact the Trustees or Executive Committee at president@americansumo.org .

Hope to see you there!

Tom Zabel

USSF President

210-478-2267