Sumo: Nagoya Victory Still Sinking in for 1st-Time Champion Kotoshoho

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On the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (27th, IG Arena), 25-year-old Kotoshoho pushed down Yasuseishiki, who was trailing him by one point, to win his first championship with a record of 13 wins and 2 losses. This is the first time a lower-ranked wrestler has won since Sonfuji in the Spring Tournament last year. New yokozuna Oonosato, who missed out on winning three tournaments in a row, defeated ozeki Kotozakura with a yorikiri (f…

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The 15th edition of the professional sumo tournament in July ended with a victory for Kotoshoho. The 25-year-old Japanese judoka, born in Chiba Prefecture, defeated Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki on the final day of the tournament to lift the Emperor's Cup in 13 rounds and 2 throws. Onosato, who won his last two tournaments in a row and became a yokozuna, finished the tournament in 11 rounds and 4 throws in his first match with his new title. Mean…