Sumo avoids chasm at top as Hoshoryu picked for top rank

Sumo avoids chasm at top as Hoshoryu picked for top rank

The 25-year-old will become only the 74th wrestler to reach the exalted rank in the history of the sport.

Sumo avoids chasm at top with yokozuna promotion

Sumo avoided having a hole at the top for the first time in over 30 years Monday when the Mongolian Hoshoryu was recommended for promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna. The ancient Japanese sport faced the rare prospect of having no wrestler at the grand master level when Terunofuji,…

Sumo avoids chasm at top with grand master promotion

TOKYO: Sumo avoided having a hole at the top for the first time in over 30 years Monday when the Mongolian Hoshoryu was recommended for promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

SUMO/ Hoshoryu seizes 2nd career title, to be promoted to 74th yokozuna | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch

In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his promotion to yokozuna.

Hoshoryu wins 2nd sumo title, moves closer to Yokozuna promotion

Mongolian sumo wrestler Hoshoryu won his second grand tournament title on Sunday by defeating two other wrestlers in a three-way playoff in Tokyo.

Sumo: Hoshoryu Captures New Year Title in 3-Way Playoff

Ozeki Hoshoryu needed some help to get into a three-way championship playoff. He didn’t have to wait long to see if winning the playoff would be enough to ensure his promotion to yokozuna.