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However, Nakazono played basketball in elementary and junior high school, although he did appear in some local regional sumo tournaments. [1] His father was a strong local sumo wrestler even having been able to wrestle against and be acquainted with Matsugane Oyakata (former ōzeki Wakashimazu). Because of this relationship Nakazono was invited ...
The Hakuhō Cup is one of the largest and most prestigious junior sumo event in the Japanese amateur calendar. [1] With the Japan Association of Athletics Federations choosing not to hold a sumo competition for the 2025 national middle school and high school tournaments, the Hakuhō Cup also sits its impact status for the sport's popularity. [2]
Churanoumi Yoshihisa (Japanese: 美ノ海 義久, born 6 May 1993 as Shinji Kizaki (木﨑 信志, Kizaki Shinji)) is a professional Japanese sumo wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture who debuted in March 2016. He has won three lower-division championships and reached the top makuuchi division in January 2024.
Sumo (Japanese: 相撲, Hepburn: sumō, Japanese pronunciation:, lit. ' striking one another ') [1] is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by throwing, shoving or pushing him down).
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.
Shimanoumi Kōyō (志摩ノ海 航洋, born July 11, 1989 as Kōyō Hamaguchi (濱口 航洋, Hamaguchi Kōyō) and known after his marriage as Kōyō Fukuzono (福薗 航洋, Fukuzono Kōyō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shima, Mie. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2012 and made his makuuchi debut in May 2019.
In his early years Ishihara was more interested in soccer, and was a member of the kendō team in middle school. He started sumo in high school, and in his third year contributed to his team taking the championship in a national tournament. He chose to join Tamanoi stable when he graduated high school.
When he was in junior high school, he won a mathematical olympiads in his hometown. [3] [4] He also practiced freestyle wrestling and bökh for only one year before coming to Japan. [5] In November 2015, he took part in an amateur sumo tournament in Ulaanbaatar and was noticed by teachers who came to scout promising talents.