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TOKYO (AFP) – A sumo star was born in Japan when 24-year-old Takerufuji became the first wrestler in more than a century to win a tournament on his debut in the top division. Despite suffering an ankle injury the previous day that left him in a wheelchair outside the ring, Takerufuji defeated higher-ranked Gonoyama on […]
Top-division debutant Takerufuji overcomes fellow rank-and-file wrestler Gonoyama to claim a historic championship at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.