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List of yokozuna. List of. yokozuna. This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
A sumo wrestler from Ukraine is one of three new promotions by the Sumo Association to the second-highest jūryō division for the November 2024 tournament. 20-year-old Aonishiki [ja], a third-place finisher in the 2019 World Junior Sumo Championships, moved to Japan in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2016 in sumo - Kotoshogiku and Goeido win the first titles by Japanese-born wrestlers in ten years. 58th yokozuna Chiyonofuji dies. 2015 in sumo - Hakuhō wins a record-breaking 33rd title. JSA chairman Kitanoumi dies and is replaced by Hokutoumi. 2014 in sumo - Kakuryū wins first title and is promoted to yokozuna.
Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. ... Dodgers vs. Mets live updates: L.A. can clinch, NLCS Game 5 time, lineups, TV channel.
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
Technique (5) Gold Stars. 3. Mienoumi (2) Wakanohana II. * Up to date as of June 2020. Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he ...
March. 1: The Sumo Association releases the banzuke for the March 2021 tournament. January makuuchi champion Daieishō is elevated to komusubi, returning to the san'yaku ranks after two tournaments. The March 2021 basho will be the first since November 2019 to have more than two wrestlers at the komusubi rank.
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