NAGOYA — Yokozuna Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport.
With his victory over fellow Mongolian Tokitenku, Hakuho joined former sumo greats Futabayama (69), Chiyonofuji (53) and Taiho (45) in one of the most exclusive clubs of the sport.
The scary thing is the yokozuna is making his amazing run at a time when sumo is facing its biggest crisis ever over a widespread gambling scandal and he appears only to be getting warmed up.