Georgian sumo wrestler Tochinoshin regains rank of Ozeki
Levan Gorgadze has competed in 72 basho tournaments in sumo since 2006. Photo: Sofia Chakvetadze/Facebook
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The Georgian sumo wrestler Levan Gorgadze, known as Tochinoshin has regained the second-highest rank of sumo, Ozeki, after defeating Yokozuna Kakuryu at the sumo championship in Japan.
As of now Tochinoshin has ten victories.
This victory was particularly decisive for Tochinoshin as he nearly lost all chances to win the championship after his defeat in the previous game.
Watch Tochinoshin defeating Kakuryu in a video below.
Born in the Georgian town of Mtskheta, Gorgadze has competed in 72 basho tournaments in sumo since 2006. He has won three Juryo Division Championships and two Makushita Division Championships.
The full statistics of Tochinoshin’s performances can be viewed on his profile page here.
Georgians are signing an online petition, saying that coaches have made “a very unfair” decision today during the Sumo championship in Japan, declaring Japanese Asanoyama the winner when he “actually lost the game” in the fight against Tochinoshin [Georgian Levan Gorgadze].
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