Two Ukrainian sumo wrestlers performed in Japan making history

An epoch-making event for Ukrainian sports took place in Japan. Athletes from Vinnytsia and Melitopol took part in the prestigious sumo tournament.

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On Thursday, January 23, the traditional Grand Sumo Tournament was held in Tokyo. For the first time in the history of the sport, two Ukrainian sumo wrestlers competed in Japan. Serhii Sokolovskyi from Melitopol and Danylo Yavhusyshyn from Vinnytsia are the favorites of local fans.

Achievements of Ukrainians in Japan

Serhii Sokolovskyi is known by the pseudonym Shishi Masaru. Danylo Yavhusyshyn is known in Japan as Aonishiki Arata. The Ukrainians achieved impressive results at the Grand Slam. Each of them won 10 out of 11 possible matches.

Yavgusyshyn and Sokolovskyi are the second and third sumo wrestlers in Japanese history after Ivan Boryshko, who was known as Taiho Koiki. Today, Vinnytsia-born Yavhusyshyn is 20 years old, while Sokolovsky is 8 years older than his teammate. The Melitopol native, whose mother survived the Russian occupation, became a star in Japan in the summer of 2023.

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