Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)--Yokozuna sumo grand champion Terunofuji plans ... The 33-year-old Mongolian-born wrestler, suffering from pain in both knees and chronic diabetes, fully competed ...

Tokyo, Jan. 17 (Jiji Press)--Mongolian-born yokozuna grand champion Terunofuji, whose real name is Seizan Suginomori, on Friday announced his retirement as a sumo wrestler. Terunofuji, 33 ...

Hakkaku (2nd from right), president of the Japan Sumo Association, attends a press conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 19, 2025, to announce top-division wrestlers' exhibition tour to ...

The 35-year-old took a chance on sumo wrestling in 2022. He ended up competing for Great Britain in the World Sumo Championships and becoming the Team GB national coach. He said he "fell in love ...

Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over 30 ...

The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has been the only top-ranked sumo for more than three years, and only 73 wrestlers have reached his level in the history of the centuries-old sport. But Terunofuji ...

Accor Arena, which hosted basketball and gymnastics events at last year’s Paris Olympics, is to stage a two-day competition featuring top wrestlers in the French capital in June next year. Japan Sumo ...

The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has been the only top-ranked sumo for more than three years, and only 73 wrestlers have reached his level in the history of the centuries-old sport. But Terunofuji ...