Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport’s greatest wrestler, said on Monday he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out ...

TOKYO (AP) — Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion and viewed by many as the sport's greatest wrestler, quit the Japan Sumo Association on Monday after an apparent falling out with ...

Hakuho Sho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion of sumo, Hakuho, bows during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 9, 2025, to deliver a farewell message following the reported ...

He did not directly criticize the professional Japan Sumo Association, but he said wrestlers who had trained under him were treated unfairly. Hakuho, who was granted Japanese citizenship, said he had ...

Hakuho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion, says he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out with the governing body of the ancient sport. Hakuho says he wants to ...

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Hakuho said Monday that he has no regrets wha… ...

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Sumo row sees legendary wrestler quit Japan association to launch world project. Many regard the Mongolia-born Hakuko as the greatest champion in the sport's history . Yuri Kageyama, Stephen Wade.