The Guardian, TOKYOSumo fans in Japan are celebrating after the lowest-ranked wrestler beat incredible odds to emerge victorious at the first main tournament of the year. “Deep down, I’m feeling like: ‘Is it okay for me to win the championship?’ I was the lowest-ranking fighter, so I had nothing to fear. “It was a tear-stained win over Takakeisho and everyone in the stadium was captivated.”Tokushoryu, who held the lowly rank of No. 17 maegashira going into the tournament, became the first bottom-ranked wrestler to win a top-division sumo title since March 2000. He later said he had been inspired by the death, midway through the competition, of his university coach.
