Category: 8. Sports

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport.

The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, is…

On the ninth competition day of the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, the Ukrainian team won 15 medals across six sports, including for the fourth time in the tournament the first medals in karate and volleyball. In total, the Ukrainians secured five gold…

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) — Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki clinched his maiden elite-level championship and virtually guaranteed his promotion to ozeki Sunday with a tie-breaking playoff victory over yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Kyushu Grand Sumo…

A Ukrainian refugee has become the first person from his country to win an elite-level sumo tournament.

Danylo Yavhusishyn – known by his sumo ring name Aonishiki – arrived in Japan as an 18-year-old in 2022 after the Russian invasion of his…

A Ukrainian refugee has become the first person from his country to win an elite-level sumo tournament.

Danylo Yavhusishyn – known by his sumo ring name Aonishiki – arrived in Japan as an 18-year-old in 2022 after the Russian invasion of his…

A Ukrainian refugee has become the first person from his country to win an elite-level sumo tournament.

Danylo Yavhusishyn – known by his sumo ring name Aonishiki – arrived in Japan as an 18-year-old in 2022 after the Russian invasion of his…

Ukraine-born wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known as Aonishiki Arata, is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan.

Ukrainian…

TOKYO — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship.

Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match in the Kyushu tournament in western Japan.

Hoshoryu…

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