Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki nears the pinnacle of Japan's national sport
TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association to the rank of ozeki, the rung just below the top. Only two now hold the top rank of yokozuna — grand champion in English: Japanese Onosato and Mongolia-born Hoshoryu. "I’m happy but I feel more strongly about working harder from now on,” Aonishiki said Wednesday after the...
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