Yokozuna Hakuho won his 34th career championship on the final day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, continuing his voyage into uncharted territory on Sunday.
Hakuho, who drained himself ragged in an all-out battle against rival yokozuna Harumafuji (10-5) in the finale to stave off a playoff against giant-killer Terunofuji, claimed his sixth consecutive Emperor's Cup with a 14-1 mark to make him only the second man after Taiho to accomplish the feat twice.
"This was a befitting tournament to follow the New Year Basho where I was able to rewrite the record," said, the Mongolian-born yokozuna, who surpassed Taiho as the all-time record holder with his 33rd career title in January.