Tokyo crowd welcomes new sumo grand champion in ancient ceremony.

Mongolian Hoshoryu was promoted to yokozuna, sumo's highest rank, becoming the 74th yokozuna and first since 2021.

Listen up! The drums were pounding and priests were doing their thing as sumo's newest yokozuna made his grand entrance on Friday. You guessed it, we’re talking about Hoshoryu, this Mongolian-born superstar who just clinched the 74th yokozuna title in sumo history!

At only 25, this guy's got moves! He’s the first new yokozuna since 2021 and the only one wearing that rank right now. It's a big deal, folks—talk about making waves in the ancient sport!

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