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Yokozuna
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alternative words: Great sumo champion, Great sumo champion wrestler
keywords:
sumo
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title
related topics:
Sumo
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Akebono Taro
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Musashimaru Koyo
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Shimenawa
explanation: Highest rank of professional sumo wrestlers nowadays, but initially it was not so. During Edo period, when the best sumo wrestlers made a show before shogun, they wore a special champion belt (shimenawa). Yokozuna is the name of this belt. It has become officially a rank of sumo wrestlers since 1909. Contrary to other ranks, Yokuzuna never goes down to a lower rank. The only possibility when he loses too many matches is a retirement from the profession.
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French version
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