A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion ...

“I’m happy. It’s kind of hard to believe,” the Mongolian wrestler said on Jan. 27. Hoshoryu initially faced dim prospects for promotion after suffering three losses in the first nine days ...

Kirishima grew up in a nomadic family in the eastern Mongolian province of Dornod and became a professional sumo wrestler in 2015. He was promoted to the highest makuuchi division in 2020.

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Sumo Association officially approved Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, at an extraordinary board meeting Wednesday.