Hakuho officially became the 69th grand champion in sumo history on Wednesday after the Japan Sumo Association finalized the promotion of the Mongolian wrestler at its executive committee meeting.
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| Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Hakuho, left, and his stable master, Miyagino, greet messengers from the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, whose given name is Munkhbat Davaajargal, was officially promoted to the rank of yokozuna grand champion at the ceremony. KYODO PHOTOS |
JSA executives gave the nod to the promotion of Hakuho based on the recommendation unanimously made Monday by the members of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, an advisory body to the association, after the 22-year-old won back-to-back tournament titles by capturing the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament title.