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Kitanowaka Daisuke
, born June 7, 2000, as is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture. Early life and sumo background Daisuke started sumo in a club in third grade at Miyanoura Elementary School. There, he won the Iwate prefectural tournament without any previous experience of sport. When he was still in primary school, his sumo club was invited to Hakkaku stable to be housed and trained there during a national '' wanpaku'' sumo tournament. Daisuke remembers having an excellent impression of the Hakkaku wrestlers, particularly , a wrestler who also comes from Yamagata. He then continued to do sumo in junior high school and senior high school, leaving his native prefecture to join Saitama Sakae High School, a school with a renowned sumo club. There, he won his first national championship during his junior high school years and won five individual titles in total. In his third year of senior high school, he came out first at the heavyweight category during the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naruto Stable (2017)
Naruto stable (鳴戸部屋 ''Naruto-beya'') is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki '' ichimon'' or group of stables, and founded by former sumo wrestler Kotoōshū Katsunori on 1 April 2017. History Naruto stable was established on 1 April 2017 by the Bulgarian-born former '' ōzeki'' Kotoōshū Katsunori, who branched out from Sadogatake stable. It is based in Sumida, Tokyo. One of the stable's early recruits was also a Bulgarian – former junior wrestling champion Ventsislav Katsarov (Torakio Daiki) who retired in April 2019 and returned to Bulgaria. The opening ceremony of the stable was attended by one hundred people including Kotoōshū's former stablemate Kotoshōgiku. Kotoōshū commented, "I want to nurture a wrestler who will eclipse me." As of January 2023 it has 17 wrestlers. Kotoōshū became a naturalized Japanese citizen two months after his retirement in March 2014. His official name is Andō Karoyan. He is the first European-born stablemas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichiyamamoto Daiki
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Iwanai, Hokkaido. A former amateur wrestler at Chuo University, he made his professional debut in January 2017, reaching the top makuuchi division in July 2021. His highest rank has been ''maegashira'' 8. He wrestles for Hanaregoma stable. Career Yamamoto did amateur sumo at university but then became a civil servant, and had to get special dispensation from the Japan Sumo Association to join professionally as he was over the age limit of 23. He made his professional debut in 2017, wrestling with the Nishonoseki stable (now re-named Hanaregoma stable) and he won the ''jonokuchi'' division championship in his first tournament. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in July 2021. He began his top division career with a win over Ishiura with a rare backwards belt throw, or harimanage. He reached seven wins and two losses by Day 9, but then suffered five straight defeats and only secured his ''kachi-koshi'' or majority of wins on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōnosato Daiki
, born June 7, 2000, as is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsubata, Ishikawa Prefecture. After a successful amateur career and defined as "the most eagerly awaited prospect to come out of collegiate sumo in decades," he joined Nishonoseki stable and began his professional career at the rank of ''makushita'' 10 via the ''makushita tsukedashi'' system. He reached the top '' makuuchi'' division in January 2024 after competing in just four tournaments. His highest rank has been . Early life and sumo background Daiki Nakamura was born in Tsubata, Ichikawa Prefecture. He began wrestling in a sumo club at his elementary school in first grade. As a child he was fascinated by professional sumo and admits that one of his favourite books was the magazine ' published by Baseball Magazine. In August 2014, he participated in the Openweight competition at the Sumo World Championships held in Taiwan and finished third, behind Ukrainian wrestler Oleksandr Veresiuk and Mongolian Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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