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Yomiuri Shimbun
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Hoshoryu Denies Yokozuna-bound Onosato in Summer Finale
The Yomiuri Shimbun Ozeki Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup on Sunday after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Yokozuna Hoshoryu sent a powerful message as ozeki Onosato stands on the verge of being admitted to the most exclusive club in sumo. He's still around and ready for the challenge. Two days after Onosato clinched the title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament to assure his promotion to the top rank of yokozuna, Hoshoryu prevented him from finishing with an undefeated record with a dramatic victory in the final bout on Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Onosato had been aiming to become the first wrestler to win a tournament with a 15-0 record since Terunofuji did it at the Kyushu Tournament in November 2021. But Hoshoryu, mustering the pride of a yokozuna, fought off an initial charge by Onosato, worked his way to the side and twisted him down to finish with a 12-3 record. 'I wanted to win every match, but it didn't work out,' Onosato said. 'I'll try harder next time.' It was Hoshoryu's sixth win in eight career meetings with Onosato. But with both still relatively young — Hoshoryu just turned 26, while Onosato is 24 — it bodes well for a long rivalry between yokozuna that sumo fans so savor. For Onosato, the title was the fourth of his career and second in row, coming off a victory in a championship playoff in the previous Spring tournament in March. The back-to-back titles fulfilled the Japan Sumo Association criteria for promotion. 'I thought the first five days were crucial,' Onosato said. 'I think the first five days went well for me, which created good momentum and led to [the title].' Having started in the third-tier makushita division after turning pro as a collegiate champion out of Nippon Sports Science University, his run to the highest rank in just 13 tournaments was the fastest ever. The process for approving the promotion will be started on Monday, and it is expected that on Wednesday, Onosato will be officially named the 75th yokozuna. Onosato will become the first native-Japanese yokozuna since Kisenosato — now Onosato's stablemaster Nishonoseki — retired in January 2019.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Can't skip national camp and train separately: WFI
New Delhi: Adopting a tough stance against wrestlers who wanted to skip the ongoing national camp here and go overseas for training, the Wrestling Federation of India has denied permission and asked them to continue with their preparation at the IG Stadium. It has been learnt that two top wrestlers, who won medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships, shared their plans to visit Japan and prepare separately for the international ranking series in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from May 29-June 1. 'The wrestlers wanted to train individually in Japan but WFI told them when a camp is underway in Delhi, they should focus on training along with other members of the team. There are sparring partners available in the camp and all facilities are being provided by the government,' said a WFI official. In the build-up to the Paris Olympics, some wrestlers had training stints at Nippon Sports Science University in Yokohama, Japan. However, there was no national camp at the time. 'Such training stints did not help the performance of the wrestlers. One wrestler returned with an injury. Since the ongoing camp has started after a long time, the coaches want to monitor their fitness and performance,' the official said. The camp has been sanctioned for two months but will continue till the world championships in Croatia in September. The selection trials for the ranking series on Mongolia will be held on Tuesday. While those who have won medals at the Asian Championships have been given a direct entry, trials will be held in six weight categories. Antim Panghal (53kg), Muskan (59kg), Manisha Bhanwala (62kg), Mansi Lather (68kg) and Reetika Hooda (76kg) won medals at the Asian meet. Trials will be conducted in 50kg, 55kg, 57kg, 65kg, 72kg and 68kg (Mansi is injured). Two-time Olympian Anshu Malik has been allowed to appear in the trials. Anshu reached out to the TOPS Division that she intends to compete in Mongolia. Though Anshu did not appear in the earlier trials and is not part of the national camp, WFI has invited her for the selection meet. On Monday, the men's selection trials were conducted. In Freestyle, Rahul (57kg), Rohit (65kg), Vishal Kaliraman (70kg) Jaideep (74kg), Amit (79kg), Ashish (86kg), Vicky (97kg) booked berths for the ranking series. Udit (61kg), Deepak Punia (92kg) and Dinesh (125kg) who won medals in continental meet are already through.
