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Nomi no Sukune (野見 宿禰) was a Japanese legendary sumo wrestler during Emperor Suinin era. He kicked and killed his opponent Taima no Kehaya (当麻蹴速) under the Emperor's instruction. It was not modern sumo, but he is regarded as the human creator of sumo. He was an ancestor of Sugawara no Michizane.
A mural of him, removed from the old National Olympic Stadium in 2014, will be put on display at the new stadium in 2019.
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