Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021, shows Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Terunofuji performing a ring-entering ritual during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17, 2025.

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