{"id":156697,"date":"2025-11-24T08:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/156697\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:04:08","slug":"ukrainian-sumo-wrestler-makes-history-in-japan-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/156697\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian sumo wrestler makes history in Japan | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Ukrainian sumo wrestler who left his homeland after Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion has made history in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known by his ring name of Aonishiki Arata, has become the first competitor from his country to win an elite-level tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He defeated Hoshoryu Tomokatsu, a top-ranked Mongolian wrestler.<\/p>\n<p>Yavhusishyn was asked in his winning ceremony interview if was pleased with his results in sumo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, I think this is just the beginning,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-sumo-yavhusishyn_7089594.jpg\"   alt=\"Danylo Yavhusishyn defeats Hoshoryu Tomokatsu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Pic: Kyodo\/via Reuters\" data-testid=\"article-image-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Image:<br \/>\n        Danylo Yavhusishyn defeats Hoshoryu Tomokatsu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Pic: Kyodo\/via Reuters<\/p>\n<p>Yavhusishyn left <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/ukraine-6556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> as a teenager in 2022 after <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/russia-5803\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Russia<\/a> launched a full-scale invasion of his country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a news conference last month, he said: &#8220;I hope that people from Ukraine will be able to see my sumo, and have some kind of encouragement from that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yavhusishyn, 21, won the deciding match in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sunday, and he received the Prime Minister&#8217;s Cup from Takahiro Inoue, an adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.<\/p>\n<p>He had decided to travel to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/japan-6009\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Japan<\/a> following the Russian invasion after striking up a friendship with a Japanese wrestler at a tournament in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from Sky News:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/the-battle-for-frontline-towns-where-ukraines-soldiers-are-surrounded-13473694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fierce battle for key Ukrainian towns<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sir-keir-starmer-addresses-g20-summit-in-south-africa-but-donald-trump-boycotts-talks-13473884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Peace plan &#8216;not final offer&#8217; &#8211; Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" data-testid=\"app-promo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has a strong Olympic wrestling tradition. Zhan Beleniuk won a gold medal in the Greco-Roman category at the 2020 Tokyo Games, staged in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The stars of sumo <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/stars-of-sumo-head-to-londons-royal-albert-hall-and-noodles-sell-out-13450433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">descended on London&#8217;s Royal Albert Hall last month for a major tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skynews-maegashira-atamifuji_7051395.jpg\" alt=\"\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                3:12<\/p>\n<p>              Sumo returns to Royal Albert Hall for second time in 1,500 years<\/p>\n<p>It was only the second time a Grand Tournament had been held outside of Japan in the sport&#8217;s long history.<\/p>\n<p>The five-day tournament was won by 26-year-old Hoshoryu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Ukrainian sumo wrestler who left his homeland after Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion has made history in Japan. 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