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SUMO SLAM. Mongolian grand champion Hakuho, right, pushes Kisenosato out of the ring to win their bout
at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo. Hakuho captured his
33rd title and moved ahead of Taiho as the most successful wrestler in Japan’s ancient sport. (AP Photo/Kyodo
News)
Hakuho wins 33rd championship
title to rewrite sumo history
TOKYO (AP) — Mongolian grand
champion Hakuho beat Kisenosato at the
New Year Grand Sumo Tournament to
capture his 33rd title and move ahead of
Taiho as the most successful wrestler in
Japan’s ancient sport.
Hakuho forced out Kisenosato in the
day’s final bout before a capacity crowd at
Ryogoku Kokugikan to improve to an
insurmountable 13-0 while securing the
Emperor’s Cup with two days left in the
tournament.
Kisenosato, who dropped to 10-3, was
one of two rikishi who still had a chance to
deny Hakuho his history-making title.
Grand champion Harumafuji was the
other, but he lost the previous bout to
fellow Mongolian and grand champion
Kakuryu to give both wrestlers a 10-3
record.
Taiho’s 32nd championship came in
January 1971.
With the championship already in the
bag, Hakuho still dominated the tourna-
ment, winning his final two bouts to finish
with a 15-0 record.
On the final day of the tournament,
Hakuho took a full minute to get his hands
on fellow yokozuna Kakuryu’s belt. As soon
as he did, it was over. Hakuho lowered his
head and came at Kakuryu (10-5) with a
powerful blitz.
At only age 29, Hakuho has a chance to
extend his championship run even further.
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