Congratulations to Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki Arata
Aonishiki Arata (安青錦新太 ), also known simply as Aonishiki, has just won Japan's first major sumo tournament of the year, called hatsu-basho (初場所 ). He is Ukraine's second sumo wrestler to go pro in Japan. Before the final match, his record was 11 wins and 3 losses. His final opponent, Atami Fuji (熱海富士 ), was also 11-3. The winner of this match would become the winner of the tournament. When the fight started, Atami Fuji seemed to have the upper hand, and looked like he was going to push Aonishiki out of the ring. But suddenly, Aonishiki turned around and threw his opponent out of the ring.
Aonishiki also won the previous tournament, held last November. That victory earned him a promotion to Oseki (大関 ), which is one level below Yokozuna, or Grand Champion. With this victory, Aonishiki becomes only the 9th sumo wrestler since 1913 to win his first tournament after being promoted to Oseki.