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flag Onosato becomes Japan's fastest sumo wrestler to reach yokozuna rank in modern history.

flag Onosato, a 24-year-old Japanese sumo wrestler, has become the fastest to reach the top rank of yokozuna in modern history, doing so in just 13 professional tournaments. flag This achievement marks him as the 75th grand champion in sumo's long history and the first Japanese-born wrestler to reach this rank since 2017, breaking a streak of Mongolian-born champions. flag Onosato will face fellow new yokozuna Hoshoryu in their first match as grand champions in July.

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