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Sumo wrestling gets its first Japanese grand champion in 7 years as 24-year-old Onosato reaches top rank
Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed ...
Big surprise in sumo. The sport has a new champion — and he's Japanese
TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand ...
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A major sumo wrestling tournament comes to a close this weekend
DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or grand champion, we reached out to NHK sumo announcer Ross Mihara. MIHARA: Well, I ...
Sumo: JSA to discuss future of ex-yokozuna Hakuho's troubled stable
The Japan Sumo Association will hold an extraordinary board meeting early next week to discuss the future of former yokozuna ...
Sumo has a new champion. And his nationality has shocked the sport
Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 ...
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A major sumo wrestling tournament comes to a close this weekend
DETROW: Mihara is a veteran sumo wrestling play-by-play announcer for the Japanese public broadcaster. He has been one of the voices calling this two-week tournament, when rankings aren't based on ...
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Big surprise in sumo. The sport has a new champion -- and he's Japanese
Onosato was promoted by winning last week's Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which came after he won another prestigious tournament in March. Sumo is regarded as Japan's national sport, or most ...