The weight and height of this Russian boy led him to become interested in the top, the famous sport of wrestling. The international press reported that his death was due to kidney failure.
Dzhambulat Khatokhov was known to be the “heaviest child in the world,” according to the book Guinness Records in its edition of 2003. Its name returned to transcend at international level as a result of its death to the 21 years.
Khatokhov was a professional sumo wrestler, a discipline recognized for being the national sport of Japan. According to People magazine in Spanish, the news of the death of this young athlete was announced, via Instagram, by the director of the Sumo Association of Russia betal Gubzhev.
“The holder of the Guinness World Record, the first sumo wrestler in the Republic of Kabardins and the Balkans, Dzhambulat Khatokhov, has died. My condolences to his family and friends,” Gubzhev said on December 29.
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The causes of his death have not been clarified, but the web portal Mil·lenni detailed 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 recorded on the scales the staggering amount of 220 pounds, a fact that impressed the world and led to the little one would travel to Japan to be interviewed and be on a TV show.
Dzhambulat Khatokhov at a very young age and lifting weights. Photo Capture Instagram @big_hatoho
During his appearance on the small screen, Khatokhov was accompanied by his mother Nelya Kabardarkova, who revealed that her son had “the dream of becoming a sumo wrestler.” Sure, her weight and height fit perfectly into this wrestling sport, but it surprised the medical community because, according to the progenitor, “they’ve never been able to diagnose the reason for the overweight at such a young age.”
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Although examinations by Russian experts indicated that there was no danger to this child because his heart, liver, hormones, among other areas of his body were healthy, at the age of 10 he was treated by a British doctor who acknowledged that his state of health was terrible. “Her weight means she has a much higher risk of diabetes, cancer and heart disease,” obesity specialist Ian Campbell said years ago.
Sosruko, as he became known for his resemblance to a Russian mythological hero, weighed 507 pounds until he decided to lose weight, but health problems took its toll.
The young man in a high training session just over two years ago. Photo Capture Instagram @big_hatoho