Terunofuji raise your fifth Emperor’s Cup and he becomes the seventh foreign sumo wrestler in the yokozuna rank and the fifth from Mongolia to be champion.
The 29-year-old did not achieve a third consecutive championship in July in Nagoya, but his 14-1 record was enough to earn him promotion to the highest rank in sumo. Terunofuji completed his excellent debut as the 73rd sumo yokozuna by winning the Grand Autumn Sumo Tournament.
“The job of a sumo wrestler is to show what he can do in the dojo, and that’s how I tried to do it. I have had the experience of winning the championship in various tournaments, and just being able to win the title is difficult. So I appreciate the fact that I was able to win.
Two special awards were given to runner-up Myōgiryū who receives his sixth Ginō-shō (technique award) and Daieishō receives the Shukun-shō (outstanding performance award).
Sumo, the national sport of Japan
Sumo is a combat sport in which two wrestlers (the rikishi) face each other on the ground with the aim of throwing their rival out of the circular area marked with a rope.
This sport is considered an art in Japan and maintains ancient Shinto customs and traditions. It is a sport in which, professionally, only men compete.
While women’s tournaments are considered amateur and there have recently been movements to professionalize it, the Japan Sumo Association is conservative about changing the rules.
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