Grand champion Hakuho defeated his Mongolian compatriot, Harumafuji, on Sunday to win his 30th career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, edging closer to the all-time championship record in Japan's ancient sport.
Hakuho
was pushed back to the edge by fellow grand champion Harumafuji in the
final bout of the 15-day tournament, but finally got a grip on
Harumafuji's belt and hauled his opponent down to improve to 13-2 for
the event.
The 29-year-old
Hakuho is now just two behind the record of 32 championships held by
former grand champion Taiho. Chiyonofuji is second on the list with 31.
Harumafuji
gave Hakuho a serious challenge but couldn't finish off his opponent
and closed out the tournament with a 10-5 record.
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