Hakuho Wins Sumo Tournament

Hakuho did it again, winning with no losses in the tournament.

Asia & Japan Watch opens their report with this:

Yokozuna Hakuho established a new gold standard at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by sending rival Harumafuji to the dirt to win his final match on March 24 and mark an unprecedented ninth perfect 15-0 finish.

The Japan Times reports:

Hakuho had shared the career record for titles with a perfect mark with Futabayama and the late Taiho. But the Mongolian overtook the legends with a clinical uwatenage win in the day’s final bout against countryman Harumafuji

Futabayama died in 1968, and Taiho died this past January.

This is the winning bout:



The photo at the top of the post is from Wikipedia.