The weight and height of this Russian boy made him interested in sumo, the famous martial art. The international press reported that his death was due to kidney failure.
According to the book, Dzhambulat Khatokhov was known as the “heaviest child in the world” Guinness Records in the 2003 issue. His name transcended internationally again after his death at the age of 21.
Khatokhov was a professional sumo wrestler, a discipline recognized as Japan’s national sport. According to People en Español magazine, the news of the death of this young athlete was announced via Instagram by the director of the Russian Sumo Association Betal Gubzhev.
The Guinness world record holder, the first sumo wrestler of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Dzhambulat Khatokhov, has passed away. My condolences to his family and friends, ”Gubzhev stated on December 29.
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The causes of his death have not been clarified, but the Millennium web portal indicated that it was due to an alleged kidney failure.
This young athlete was born on September 24, 1999 with a weight of 6.38 pounds, but at the age of seven he already registered a surprising amount of 220 pounds on the scales, a fact that impressed the world and led the little one to To travel to Japan. to be interviewed and to be on a television show.
Dzhambulat Khatokhov at a very young age and lifting weights. Photo capture Instagram @big_hatoho
During his small screen appearance, Khatokhov was joined by his mother Nelya Kabardarkova, who revealed that her son “had the dream of becoming a sumo wrestler”. Of course, her weight and height were a perfect match for this martial art, but it surprised the medical community because, according to the mother, “they have never been able to identify the cause of the obesity at such a young age.”
Photo capture Instagram @big_hatoho
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Although the tests of Russian experts indicated that there was no danger to this child because his heart, liver, hormones and other parts of his body were healthy, at the age of 10 he was treated by a British doctor who recognized that his health was terrible. “Your weight puts you at a much higher risk of diabetes, cancer and heart disease,” said obesity specialist Ian Campbell years ago.
Sosruko, as he became known for his resemblance to a mythological Russian hero, weighed 507 pounds until he decided to lose weight, but health issues took their toll.
The young man in sumo training just over two years ago. Photo capture Instagram @big_hatoho