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Todai apprentice Hotaka Suyama starts career with maezumo win

Sumo May 10, 2022

Todai apprentice Hotaka Suyama starts career with maezumo win

The 24-year-old stepped onto the raised ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan early Tuesday morning along with other recruits and quickly beat 16-year-old Yamadaumi.

University of Tokyo student Hotaka Suyama passes sumo entrance exam

Sumo Apr 15, 2022

University of Tokyo student Hotaka Suyama passes sumo entrance exam

The 24-year-old, who will balance wrestling with his studies until he graduates next March, describes his ideal sumo as "fast and powerful,"

Prestigious University of Tokyo may claim its first sumo wrestler

Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Apr 13, 2022

Prestigious University of Tokyo may claim its first sumo wrestler

by John Gunning

Hotaka Suyama could become the school's first graduate to enter the world of ōzumo when he takes the Japan Sumo Association's entrance exam.

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