Ozeki Hoshoryu tossed aside compatriot Oshoma on Sunday, November 17 to remain tied for the lead with three others at the midway point of the Kyushu Basho.
The first part of Mongolia’s Olympic team arrived back yesterday night (4 August) from Tokyo to a warm welcome. A total of 40 people including judo, boxing, shooting, archery and weightlifting athletes landed at a new Chinggis Khaan International Airport
Newly promoted sumo grand champion Terunofuji has given up his Mongolian nationality and acquired Japanese citizenship, an official government publication announced today, 4 August 2021.
By becoming a Japanese citizen, the 29-year-old who belongs to the Isegahama stable clears the way
Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka now representing Mongolia, took home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division, losing the gold to Takanori Nagase of Japan.
It was the first Olympic medal for Mollaei, two years after he acquired Mongolian
Mongolia’s Prime Minister has congratulated M.Urantsetseg on winning her first Olympic medal – special addition to a collection that already includes 4 world medals. She won the bronze medal in the 48 kg categories of the judo competition of the
Mongolian sumo wrestler Terunofuji will be promoted to yokozuna after the Japan Sumo Association’s seven-member Yokozuna Deliberation Council unanimously recommended his ascension to the sport’s highest rank on Monday.
Terunofuji will be officially named the sport’s 73rd yokozuna on Wednesday at
After years of injuries, the two behemoths Hakuho and Terunofuji both went 14-0 in the July 2021 Nagoya Grand Sumo Wrestling Tournament. The two, both undefeated and multi-time tournament champions, would face each other in this tournament final. At 36