Beside the 21-year-old wrestler from Ukraine was his stablemaster Ajigawa, 47, a former sekiwake Aminishiki. Ajigawa has carefully trained Aonishiki for the past three years.

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport ...

KURUME, Japan - Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki was promoted Wednesday to the sport's second-highest rank, ozeki, in the ...

Ukrainian who fled homeland following Russian invasion wins elite sumo championship in Japan - Danylo Yavhusishyn says the ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship ...

Today, sumo is a modern sport with records, rules and a governing institution that celebrated its 100th anniversary in ...

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TOKYO (AP) — For centuries, sumo’s deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to participate. While women remain excluded from professional sumo, ...