{"id":1842,"date":"2025-11-26T18:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:42:45","slug":"ukrainian-sumo-wrestler-shocked-to-win-first-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1842","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian sumo wrestler shocked to win first title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, is set to be promoted to sumo&#8217;s second-highest rank this week after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victory earned Yavhusishyn, who is known by his ring name Aonishiki, his first title in only his 14th tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He did it by beating Mongolian grand champion Hoshoryu on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;To be quite honest I wanted to win the tournament but I didn&#8217;t really think that I could,&#8221; he told reporters in Fukuoka. &#8220;I&#8217;m really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yavhusishyn was born in central Ukraine and took up sumo at the age of seven, becoming a national champion at 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His age meant he narrowly avoided Ukraine&#8217;s military draft for men aged 18 and older after Russia invaded and he sought refuge in Germany, before moving to Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His parents stayed in Germany and he arrived in Japan knowing nothing of the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yavhusishyn said he spoke to his parents after winning the tournament and that he had also received messages from friends in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve had lots but I haven&#8217;t been able to reply to them all yet,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It will take time to reply to them all but I&#8217;ll start doing them one by one after this.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yavhusishyn became the second Ukraine-born professional sumo wrestler when he made his debut in July 2023, following in the footsteps of Serhii Sokolovskyi, better known as Shishi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yavhusishyn&#8217;s promotion to sumo&#8217;s upper divisions was the fifth fastest since the current system of six tournaments a year was introduced in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He kept his title hopes alive at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament by beating Hoshoryu on the penultimate day, then triumphed over the Mongolian again to clinch the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was the last tournament of the year, so I wanted to give a good account of myself so that I wouldn&#8217;t end the year with any regrets,&#8221; said Yavhusishyn. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/ukrainian-sumo-wrestler-shocked-to-win-first-title\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"brz-root__container\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport. 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