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Asashōryū Akinori born September 27, 1980 as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolianis a sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He is the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He is one of the most successful yokozuna ever,and has won 23 top division tournament championships to date. In 2005 he became the first man to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year.From 2004 until 2007 Asashōryū was sumo's sole yokozuna, and had been criticised at times by the media and the Japan Sumo Association for not upholding the standards of behaviour expected of a holder of such a prestigious rank. After a number of controversies, he became the first yokozuna in history to be suspended from competition in August 2007, after he participated in a charity soccer match despite withdrawing from a regional tour claiming injury.
The highest rank that a sumo wrestler can achieve is Yokozuna. There have only been 70 all-time, and the most successful one was Asashoryu Akinori from Mongolia. He was the 68th Yokozuna.
Rikishi is the general term used for a sumo wrestler. Wrestlers can also be named by their rank. There are ten ranks in sumo, some of them have up to ten levels inside them.
The tallest was Ikezuki Geitazaemon at 229 centimeters. The heaviest was Konishiki Yasokichi at 264 kilograms.
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What is the name given to Japan's unique and traditional form of wrestling?
Sumo.
What is a traditional Japanese sport?
sumo
What are the 4 traditional Japanese sports?
Sumo, karate, kendo, and judo
What is the difference between traditional and modern sumo wrestling?
The Yokozuna are Mongolian
Name of a Japanese wrestling?
sumo wrestling is what they do i japan sumo wrestling is what they do in japan
What is your pug name?
sumo
Who won the sumo tournament in Tokyo?
The sumo that I think is the is not in japan but somewhere and his name is Emanuel Yarbrough one of my favorite sumo wrestlers
What is the traditional Chinese sport?
Im guessing Sumo Wrestling, im about 70% sure
What types of traditional Japanese sports are there?
Aikido, Ken-do, Judo, Sumo, Kyudo, Karate, Naginata are all traditional Japanese sports
Popular traditional Japanese sport?
Sumo is a traditional Japanese wrestling sport that is still very popular today. In Sumo, two wrestlers stand in the ring and face each other. The winner is the wrestler who pushes his opponent out of the ring or brings him to the ground.
How many sumo wrestlers are there?
one
What traditional sports do Japanese people play?
although football and baseball are very popular in japan, the Japanese consider sumo to be their national and traditional sport.
