Kinbōzan Haruki
, lead=yes is a professional sumo wrestler from Almaty, Kazakhstan. He began his professional sumo career in November 2021 at the age of 24. After eight tournaments and two lower division championships he was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division, becoming the first Kazakhstani to do so. His highest rank to date has been ''maegashira'' 5 as of the May 2023 Tournament. He wrestles for Kise stable (2003), Kise stable. Early life and education Yersin originally practiced judo until the age of 18 when, at the suggestion of former ''Makuuchi#Yokozuna, yokozuna'' Asashōryū Akinori, Asashōryū, he transferred to a high school in Japan to participate in amateur sumo wrestling. He then entered Nihon University and joined their sumo club. In 2019 he finished as the runner-up in the All-Japan Championships, and placed in the top 16 at that same tournament the following year. Career Upon graduating from university Yersin was urged to enter professional sumo, where he would be eligib ...
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Shikona
A is a sumo wrestler's ring name. The tradition of ring names in sumo dates back to the Edo period, where they were used as a means to attract customers and hide the identities of the ''rikishi''. Like standard Japanese names, a ''shikona'' consists of a surname and a personal, or given name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the personal name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former ''yokozuna'' is usually referred to as simply ''Asashōryū''. When addressing a sumo wrestler of the ''makuuchi'' or ''jūryō'' divisions, the suffix is used instead of the usual . The given name is often, but not always, the wrestler's original name, and may be changed at the whim of the individual wrestler. Foreign wrestlers always adopt a new, Japanese given name. Often, on first joining professional sumo, a wrestler's ''shikona'' is the same as his family name. As a wrestler rises through the ranks of sumo, he is expected to change his ''shi ...
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