Guinness World Records released a new eBook on June 25th chronicling fun/weird/wacky sports achievements timed to the Olympics. One of the eBook's stars -- Emmanuel Yarborough a NJ-based sumo wrestler who's the "Heaviest Living Athlete."

The Guinness Book of World Records recently recognized Emmanuel Yarborough as the world's heaviest athlete. The amateur sumo wrestler is 47-years-old is 6 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs over 700 pounds. He has also competed in mixed martial arts judo, wrestling, and college football.


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