Hakuho's retirement from sumo has left fans wondering who will fill the gap at the top of the ancient Japanese sport JIJI PRESS / STR Gunning says such "storylines" are what drives sumo's popularity.

Hakuho fought in his 1,000th bout in July 2020, becoming sumo’s longest-serving Yokozuna. His retirement will leave only one wrestler, Terunofuji, at sumo’s top rank. Originally Published ...

In 2007 at the age of 22, Hakuho achieved the highest rank of Yokozuna. He became a Japanese citizen in 2019, meaning after retirement he can train wrestlers at his own sumo table.

Sumo Wrestler Hakuho Announces Retirement The Mongolian-born wrestler, who has won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, announced his decision to retire to the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.

Hakuho, a native of Mongolia who came to Japan to pursue sumo at age 15, retires with more top-level championships, or yusho, than anyone in the sport’s history. He won his first title at the ...

Retired sumo great Hakuho said Monday he was quitting the ancient sport in Japan after his wrestling stable was closed because of a bullying scandal involving his protege. Sumo has been dogged by ...

Retired yokozuna Hakuho, considered the greatest grand champion in the history of the sport, will leave the sumo world after finding less success as a stablemaster, who now goes by the name Miyagino.

That may soon change as Miyagino stablemaster — former yokozuna Hakuho — whose retirement precipitated the current state of flux, appears to be positioning himself both to return stability to ...

Hakuho helped usher in a new wave of sumo popularity with a record 45 tournament wins, drawing huge crowds to his epic battles with arch-rival Asashoryu in the late 2000s.

Hakuho's retirement from sumo has left fans wondering who will fill the gap at the top of the ancient Japanese sport STR JIJI PRESS/AFP. A string of journeymen have emerged from the pack to win ...

TOKYO: Sumo will struggle to fill the "void" left by the retirement of its greatest-ever champion Hakuho, experts say, with few new stars emerging and public interest in the ancient Japanese sport ...