Sumo Wrestling won the first Japanese big championship in 7 years as 24-year-old Onosato hits the highest

Tokyo – Japan has a new sumo champion or Yokozona – Big News is that he is Japanese. New big champion Onosato weighs 421 pounds and is the first highest-ranked Japanese competitor since 2017. In comparison, the average NFL linemen weighs just over 300 pounds.

The sport was recently dominated by the Mongolians. Before Onosato, six of the first seven Yokotanaka came from Mongolia.

“I will devote myself to training so that I will not shame the title of Hengzona,” Onosato said Wednesday. “My goal is to be a sole sweep.”

Onosato's name is Daiki Nakamura, only 24 years old, was promoted to Sumo's highest ranking by Japan's SUPO Association on Wednesday. Onosato was promoted by winning last week’s Sumo Championship, which came after he won another prestigious tournament in March.

Onosato, from Ishikawa Prefecture on January 1, 2024, was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed about 600 people and caused widespread damage in the county. Most of the damage is concentrated in an area called Noto Peninsula.

“I will encourage and cheer up the Ishikawa Prefecture and Noto area with the efforts of Horizon Yokota,” he said.

He then added: “I'm sure Horizontal Yokota should be my target after entering the sumo world,” he said. “It’s not easy to implement, I’m really happy.”

Sumo is considered a national movement in Japan or most sacred movements, and many ritual elements are associated with Shinto, an indigenous religion in Japan.

Sumo's origins date back to more than 1,000 years, and Japan is the only country that competes on a professional level, although its competitors come from all over the world.

Last year, the sumo world lost one of the great contemporary Hawaiian greats Akebono died at the age of 54. The Americans are the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of Hengzona.

The sport's height occupies many wrestlers, living in public training facilities where food and dress are controlled by ancient traditions.

Onosato's promotion will establish instant competition with Mongolia-born Hoshoryu, another Japanese wrestler with Yokohama champion.

The two Sumo stars will play in Nagoya, Central City in July, said Kyodo.