As has been the case in the ring throughout much of 2024, Onosato dominated when it came to coverage of the new sumo rankings released on Monday.
With his name writ large under the kanji character for ozeki on the latest banzuke, sumo’s hottest ticket took another step toward what is increasingly looking like a procession to yokozuna.
Though he remains humble in speech — telling the assembled media at a news conference at his stable’s lodgings in Fukuoka that there was much in his sumo to work on, and improvements to be made — Onosato’s demeanor remains that of a man who is calm and fully in control of his destiny.
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