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Sumo Wrestler Aonishiki ‘Gives Courage to Ukraine,’ Says Childhood Mentor

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By Yumiko Kurashige / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

16:04 JST, November 30, 2025

ROME — After Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki clinched his first championship at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, his friends in his homeland, still ravaged by war, erupted with joy over his remarkable achievement.

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