#hakuoho — Public Fediverse posts

One of sumo’s most reliable truisms is that “results in training mean nothing.” Which means it would be wise for fans of Hoshoryu to not get carried away with the yokozuna's results in training ahead of the May Basho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/09/sumo/sumo-may-basho-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #hoshoryu #onosato #kotozakura #summergrandsumotournament #aonishiki #hakuoho

One of sport’s best-known truisms is that often the most exciting and hard-fought contests can be found out of the spotlight in lower levels and divisions. The same goes for sumo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/11/06/sumo/sumo-lower-levels/ #sumo #sumo #aonishiki #hakuoho

Whether it’s Real Madrid or the Dodgers, few things in sport divides opinion among fans more than the creation of a super team. That's true in sumo too, where Isegahama now boasts a few of the sport's most promising young wrestlers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/04/03/sumo/isegahama-super-teams/ #sumo #hakuoho #terunofuji #takerufuji #isegahama #miyaginostable

With the Spring Basho typically seeing the largest intake of new sumo recruits each year, it's time to look at how a draft might go if all wrestlers were suddenly available to the sport's 45 stables. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/07/sumo/sumo-future-rankings/?utm_content=bufferd3abe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #onosato #hakuoho #springgrandsumotournament

The talented 20-year-old Hakuoho made a stunning top-tier makuuchi division debut at the Nagoya tournament in July, claiming both the Fighting Spirit and Technique awards https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/09/04/sumo/hakuoho-autumn-sumo-injury/?utm_content=buffer07b3e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #hakuoho #autumngrandsumotournament

The performance of former high school yokozuna Hakuoho in his debut top-division outing can only be described as spectacular, and the 19-year-old showed sumo fans that there's much more to come. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/08/02/sumo/hakuoho-rising-star/?utm_content=buffer15a97&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #nagoyagrandsumotournament #hakuoho

Sekiwake Hoshoryu captured his first elite makuuchi-division championship after beating Hokutofuji in a playoff Sunday following a tournament in which 19-year-old Hakuoho grabbed much of the spotlight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/23/sumo/basho-reports/hoshoryu-maiden-win-nagoya-basho/?utm_content=buffer58bc0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #hokutofuji #hoshoryu #hakuoho

Nineteen-year-old rookie sensation Hakuoho turned the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament title race on its head Saturday with a stunning win over sole overnight leader Hokutofuji. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/22/sumo/basho-reports/hakuoho-tie-for-lead-nagoya/?utm_content=buffer4cb06&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #nagoyagrandsumotournament #hokutofuji #hakuoho

Sumo’s newest rankings, featuring 19-year-old phenom Hakuoho, are sure to have excited fans who enjoy following the careers of up and coming talent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/06/28/sumo/sumo-rankings-newcomers/?utm_content=buffer120f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #sumo #ukraine #nagoyagrandsumotournament #shishi #gonoyama #kiho #hakuoho