Harumafuji to aim for yokozuna
Ozeki Harumafuji will gun for promotion to the top rank of yokozuna in the Grand Sumo Tournament starting Sept. 9 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, according to the new banzuke ranking released Monday.
Mongolian-born Harumafuji secured the top slot among the ozeki, the second highest rank on the more prestigious east side.
After winning the Nagoya tournament in July, his third title as a professional, he is a candidate for yokozuna promotion for the third straight tournament.
For the 15th consecutive tournament, the only yokozuna will be Hakuho, also born in Mongolia.
At a news conference in Tokyo, Harumafuji said, "So I don't have any regrets about my sumo, I will concentrate and do what I need to do."
Also according to the banzuke for the autumn tournament, Myogiryu, from Hyogo Prefecture, moves up one level to sekiwake, the third-highest rank, from komusubi, after winning eight bouts in Nagoya. He is the second sekiwake to be trained by stable master Sakaigawa and the first among graduates from Nippon Sport Science University.
The west side sekiwake is Goeido, also from the Sakaigawa stable, who holds the rank for the third consecutive tournament.
Aoiyama is promoted to komusubi on the east side, joining the three highest sanyaku ranks under yokozuna after only 18 tournaments, the seventh-fastest pace since the current system of six tournaments a year was introduced in 1958. He is the second Bulgarian-born sanyaku and the third from his Kasugano stable.
Tochinoshin moves up to komusubi on the west side, returning to the rank for the first time in seven tournaments.
Asahisho appears for the first time in the Makuuchi division as maegashira, while Asasekiryu, Tenkaiho, Kimurayama and Fujiazuma return to the top division.
Newly named to the juryo ranks, the lowest for salaried professional sumo wrestlers, are Daikiho (former Yamaguchi), Keitenkai (Kei) and Tanzo (Terashita).
Mongolian-born Harumafuji secured the top slot among the ozeki, the second highest rank on the more prestigious east side.
After winning the Nagoya tournament in July, his third title as a professional, he is a candidate for yokozuna promotion for the third straight tournament.
For the 15th consecutive tournament, the only yokozuna will be Hakuho, also born in Mongolia.
At a news conference in Tokyo, Harumafuji said, "So I don't have any regrets about my sumo, I will concentrate and do what I need to do."
Also according to the banzuke for the autumn tournament, Myogiryu, from Hyogo Prefecture, moves up one level to sekiwake, the third-highest rank, from komusubi, after winning eight bouts in Nagoya. He is the second sekiwake to be trained by stable master Sakaigawa and the first among graduates from Nippon Sport Science University.
The west side sekiwake is Goeido, also from the Sakaigawa stable, who holds the rank for the third consecutive tournament.
Aoiyama is promoted to komusubi on the east side, joining the three highest sanyaku ranks under yokozuna after only 18 tournaments, the seventh-fastest pace since the current system of six tournaments a year was introduced in 1958. He is the second Bulgarian-born sanyaku and the third from his Kasugano stable.
Tochinoshin moves up to komusubi on the west side, returning to the rank for the first time in seven tournaments.
Asahisho appears for the first time in the Makuuchi division as maegashira, while Asasekiryu, Tenkaiho, Kimurayama and Fujiazuma return to the top division.
Newly named to the juryo ranks, the lowest for salaried professional sumo wrestlers, are Daikiho (former Yamaguchi), Keitenkai (Kei) and Tanzo (Terashita).
(Aug. 28, 2012)
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