A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion ...

(CNN)-- Asashoryu stands at the pinnacle of sumo wrestling like a colossus. But the 330-lbs Mongolian, sumo's most successful ever grand champion, has not been able to rise above the scandals and ...

Kirishima grew up in a nomadic family in the eastern Mongolian province of Dornod and became a professional sumo wrestler in 2015. He was promoted to the highest makuuchi division in 2020.

The 29-year-old, who became the first Mongolian to earn the highest ranking ... is the third most successful wrestler in sumo's 2,000-year history but also one of the most controversial.

In the victory ceremony, the 24-year-old Mongolian said he was ... to reclaim his role as the alpha male of sumo. With the addition of Hoshoryu, three wrestlers will be competing at the second ...

If you're wondering why Hot Springs is hosting an all-star sumo wrestling tournament ... Though he isn't the largest ...

Mongolian sumo wrestler Kiribayama will soon be one step closer to following in the footsteps of his stablemaster and other yokozuna from his country, when he is promoted to the second-highest ...

Mongolia's freestyle women wrestlers hope ... their hip throws into political careers or going on to dominate the sumo wrestling world of Japan. "It is easier for men to be a wrestler in Mongolia.

The Hot Springs Convention Center's Bank OZK Arena hosted the first-ever All-Star Sumo competition in the state of Arkansas on Friday night.

If you're wondering why Hot Springs is hosting an all-star sumo wrestling tournament ... Though he isn't the largest competitor, Mongolian sumo Mendsaikhan is one of the most skilled and is ...