Unfancied Ichiyamamoto holds onto the outright lead at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a convincing win over fellow rank-and-file wrestler Tamawashi.
Mongolian ironman Tamawashi became the oldest wrestler in 40 years to regain promotion to sumo s upper ranks, after the 37-year-old was listed as a komusubi on Oct. 31 in the Japan Sumo Association s rankings ahead of the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.