Gusti Sotong atau Octopus Wrestling adalah sukan paling popular di Pantai Barat Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1960-an. Pada ketika itu, Kejohanan ini diadakan secara tahunan di Puget Sound, Washington. Acara ini juga disiarkan di televisyen dan berjaya menarik 5000 penonton. Penyelam yang berjaya menangkap dan membawa naik sotong paling besar dianugerahkan trofi kemenangan.
Sotong yang ditangkap akan dimakan, diberikan kepada akuarium tempatan atau dikembalikan ke laut. Pada bulan1963, seramai 111 penyelam mengambil bahagian dalam kejohanan ini. 25 kurita gergasi pasifik telah ditangkap pada kejohanan tersebut dengan berat 4.57 pound (1.8kg-25.9kg).
Octopus wrestling was most popular on the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s. At that time, annual World Octopus Wrestling Championships were held in Puget Sound, Washington. The event was televised and attracted up to 5,000 spectators.Trophies were awarded to the individual divers and teams who caught the largest animals. Afterwards, the octopuses were either eaten, given to the local aquarium, or returned to the sea. In April 1963, 111 divers took part in the World Octopus Wrestling Championships. A total of 25 giant Pacific octopuses (Enteroctopus dofleini) were captured that day, ranging in weight from 4 to 57 pounds (1.8 to 25.9 kg)
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