The JSA is set to rubber-stamp Harumafuji's promotion at its executive committee meeting Wednesday, making him the 70th yokozuna in sumo history and first since fellow Mongolian Hakuho was promoted for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in May 2007.The 28-year-old, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, gained the nod from the council after sealing back-to-back Emperor's Cups and the fourth of his career on Sunday.Harumafuji tossed down Hakuho in a thrilling final bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, finishing with a flawless 15-0 record for the second meet in succession.Monday's decision by the council means sumo will have more than one yokozuna for the first time since 2010. Hakuho has been the only yokozuna since Asashoryu retired in February that year.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Yokozuna body recommends Harumafuji's promotion
The Yokozuna Deliberation Council, a powerful advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, unanimously recommended promoting Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna on Monday.The JSA is set to rubber-stamp Harumafuji's promotion at its executive committee meeting Wednesday, making him the 70th yokozuna in sumo history and first since fellow Mongolian Hakuho was promoted for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in May 2007.The 28-year-old, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, gained the nod from the council after sealing back-to-back Emperor's Cups and the fourth of his career on Sunday.Harumafuji tossed down Hakuho in a thrilling final bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, finishing with a flawless 15-0 record for the second meet in succession.Monday's decision by the council means sumo will have more than one yokozuna for the first time since 2010. Hakuho has been the only yokozuna since Asashoryu retired in February that year.
The JSA is set to rubber-stamp Harumafuji's promotion at its executive committee meeting Wednesday, making him the 70th yokozuna in sumo history and first since fellow Mongolian Hakuho was promoted for the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in May 2007.The 28-year-old, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, gained the nod from the council after sealing back-to-back Emperor's Cups and the fourth of his career on Sunday.Harumafuji tossed down Hakuho in a thrilling final bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, finishing with a flawless 15-0 record for the second meet in succession.Monday's decision by the council means sumo will have more than one yokozuna for the first time since 2010. Hakuho has been the only yokozuna since Asashoryu retired in February that year.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Harumafuji stays on course for promotion
Harumafuji's latest bid for promotion to yokozuna continued to gather pace Saturday as he took out Gagamaru to come through the first week of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament unscathed and tied for the lead with a 7-0 record.
Down you go: Harumafuji outmuscles Gagamaru on Saturday in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. KYODOHarumafuji, aiming for back-to-back titles after winning the Nagoya Basho without a single loss, was given a run for his money by his Georgian opponent at Ryogoku Kokugikan, but he showed good technique as he broke up a mid-ring stalemate and got both arms around the No. 2 maegashira to beat him with a "shitatenage" underarm throw. Gagamaru dropped to 2-5.Aiming for a move up to the top of the sumo ladder for the third time, Harumafuji shares the lead with yokozuna Hakuho, ozeki Kisenosato and maegashira pair Kyokutenho and Takayasu.Harumafuji is one of only three ozeki still fighting in the 15-day basho after Estonian Baruto, Kotoshogiku and Bulgarian Kotooshu all pulled out earlier in the week through injury.Hakuho wrapped up the day's action in style, slapping down Homasho to stay unbeaten in 14 matches against the No. 3 maegashira.Kisenosato shrugged off a series of neck thrusts from Aoiyama and showed poise and composure in barging out the winless Bulgarian komusubi for a well-earned victory.Meanwhile, Kyokutenho showed no signs of letting up, the 38-year-old Mongolian getting a firm one-handed grip on the back of Daido's belt and working him over the straw ridge. Takayasu, a No. 9 maegashira, stayed in the leading pack with a force-out win over 14th-ranked Asahisho (5-2).Kyokutenho is looking to show his stunning championship victory in May was no fluke. He went 12-3 en route to the title at the summer meet but had to wait until the penultimate day of the Nagoya Basho to pick up his first win in a disastrous 2-13 effort in July.Mongolian ozeki Kakuryu emerged victorious from an entertaining slugfest against top-ranked Shohozan (2-5) and is tied for second at 6-1 with Okinoumi, Myogiryu and Aminishiki.On a good day for sekiwake wrestlers, Goeido (4-3) piled more misery on Russian maegashira Aran by crushing him out to a seventh straight loss and Myogiryu completed a winning double for sumo's third-highest rank by defeating Brazilian-born Kaisei (3-4).
Down you go: Harumafuji outmuscles Gagamaru on Saturday in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. KYODOHarumafuji, aiming for back-to-back titles after winning the Nagoya Basho without a single loss, was given a run for his money by his Georgian opponent at Ryogoku Kokugikan, but he showed good technique as he broke up a mid-ring stalemate and got both arms around the No. 2 maegashira to beat him with a "shitatenage" underarm throw. Gagamaru dropped to 2-5.Aiming for a move up to the top of the sumo ladder for the third time, Harumafuji shares the lead with yokozuna Hakuho, ozeki Kisenosato and maegashira pair Kyokutenho and Takayasu.Harumafuji is one of only three ozeki still fighting in the 15-day basho after Estonian Baruto, Kotoshogiku and Bulgarian Kotooshu all pulled out earlier in the week through injury.Hakuho wrapped up the day's action in style, slapping down Homasho to stay unbeaten in 14 matches against the No. 3 maegashira.Kisenosato shrugged off a series of neck thrusts from Aoiyama and showed poise and composure in barging out the winless Bulgarian komusubi for a well-earned victory.Meanwhile, Kyokutenho showed no signs of letting up, the 38-year-old Mongolian getting a firm one-handed grip on the back of Daido's belt and working him over the straw ridge. Takayasu, a No. 9 maegashira, stayed in the leading pack with a force-out win over 14th-ranked Asahisho (5-2).Kyokutenho is looking to show his stunning championship victory in May was no fluke. He went 12-3 en route to the title at the summer meet but had to wait until the penultimate day of the Nagoya Basho to pick up his first win in a disastrous 2-13 effort in July.Mongolian ozeki Kakuryu emerged victorious from an entertaining slugfest against top-ranked Shohozan (2-5) and is tied for second at 6-1 with Okinoumi, Myogiryu and Aminishiki.On a good day for sekiwake wrestlers, Goeido (4-3) piled more misery on Russian maegashira Aran by crushing him out to a seventh straight loss and Myogiryu completed a winning double for sumo's third-highest rank by defeating Brazilian-born Kaisei (3-4).Saturday, March 17, 2012
Baruto remains on course for promotion
OSAKA — Estonian behemoth Baruto stayed in the hunt for promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna with a routine defeat of winless Kyokutenho on Friday, the sixth day of action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.The former nightclub bouncer was never in any danger in the day's next-to-last bout at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, getting both arms around the Mongolian and spinning him around and down with a "shitatenage" underam throw to sit one win behind lone yokozuna Hakuho.Hakuho, seeking his 22nd title, remained undefeated alongside in-form sekiwake Kakuryu as he wrapped up the day's action with a hard-fought win over No. 2 maegashira Yoshikaze.Hakuho looked in all sorts of trouble as he was twice driven up against the ring's edge, but the yokozuna's pedigree eventually proved the difference as he sent Yoshikaze (1-5) packing with an armlock throw.Baruto and fellow ozeki Kotooshu are among a group of six wrestlers at 5-1.Mongolian trickster Kakuryu, who stunned Baruto on Wednesday, showed nifty footwork to draw in Tochiozan (3-3) and slap the komsubi down to stay tied at the top as the first week of the basho draws to a close.Ozeki Kotoshogiku cemented his place among the chasing pack by dismantling Myogiru with a frontal push down, sentencing the No. 1 maegashira to his fifth defeat of the tourney.Kotooshu claimed European bragging rights in a meeting with Georgian komusubi Gagamaru (0-6), the Bulgarian prevailing with a textbook overarm throw. Kisenosato (3-3) followed suit in the next bout, the Naruto stable star rebounding from Thursday's defeat with a shove that forced Aminishiki (3-3) to lose his footing and step over the straw ridge.Harumafuji repeatedly thwarted Tochinoshin (1-5) and countered to tip the Georgian No. 3 maegashira over with a hooking inner thigh throw to stay in touch with the front-running duo.
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