Recently promoted ozeki Asashoryu was officially listed at his new position and Takamisakari broke into the upper ranks Monday when the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Asashoryu won approval for his promotion to ozeki in July after going 12-3 in the Nagoya tourney and joins four wrestlers on sumo's second highest rung for the 15-day meet getting under way Sept. 8 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
In addition to becoming the first wrestler from Mongolia to reach sumo's second highest rank, Asashoryu also made the journey up the rankings in only 22 tournaments -- the fastest rise since sumo went to six basho a year in 1958.