Grand champion debutant Hakuho and promotion-chasing sekiwake Kotomitsuki stayed undefeated in a share of the lead, grinding out convincing wins on the seventh day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Yokozuna Hakuho, right, unleashes an arm-twist throw against komusubi Aminishiki on the seventh day of
the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Saturday. The Mongolian is undefeated
at 7-0.
KYODO PHOTOIn the penultimate bout at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Hakuho got Aminishiki in an arm brace right after the face-off and flung the komusubi into the ringside seats to improve to 7-0. Aminishiki, who nearly got a foot outside for a leg trip, slipped to 3-4.
With the victory, Hakuho stretched his winning streak to 23 bouts in regulation extending back to a win on the final day of the spring tourney.