Ukrainian Aonishiki is filled with gratitude toward his Japanese “family” who helped him to enter the sumo world, win his ...

The Ukraine-born grappler who has taken the sumo world by storm is now in deep training for a historic run at the highest ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan's national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...

A Ukrainian who fled his homeland following Russia's full-scale invasion has rapidly ascended to stardom in Japan's ancient sport of sumo, recently achieving a significant victory against one of its ...

Sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, 21, known by his ring name Aonishiki Arata, made more history on Wednesday as he became the first Ukrainian to be promoted to the ancient Japanese sport’s ...

Known by his fighting moniker, Aonishiki Arata, the Ukrainian wrestler recently won promotion to sumo’s highest level in Japan Danylo Yavhusishyn arrived in Japan in April 2022 as a teenage refugee ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ...

Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler Aonishiki Arata drinks water at a training session at his Ajigawa stable in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO, ‌Feb 4 (Reuters) - The ...