Much has been made about Hakuho coming from behind in Fukuoka last week to claim his latest Emperor’s Cup. And rightly so.
Rounding off the 15 days of action with a convincing yorikiri win over fellow yokozuna Kakuryu to finish with a 14-1 record, in the process picking up his fourth consecutive title, far more important was the fact that this was his 32nd career yusho to date.
Equalling the great Taiho’s 32 that has stood almost unchallenged for over 40 years, the man of the moment was left visibly moved he realized the scale of what he had accomplished.