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Ukrainian Aonishiki, left, receives a trophy after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Ukraine-born sumo wrestler Aonishiki is the first from his country to win a top championship

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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danilo Yavhushyshyn, known by his Japanese name Aonishiki Arata, leaves a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A 21-year-old Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler is surging to the top of the rankings in Japan

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