2008 in sumo

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The following are the events in professional sumo during the year 2008.

Contents

Tournaments

News

January

Hakuho on the opening day of the January tournament Hakuho fight Jan08.jpg
Hakuho on the opening day of the January tournament

February

March

Baruto was a runner-up in March Baruto Kaito 2008 May.jpg
Baruto was a runner-up in March

May

Kotooshu receives the Emperor's Cup in May Kotooshu winning Emperor's Cup 2008 May.jpg
Kotooshu receives the Emperor's Cup in May

June

July

August

Wakanoho Wakanoho 2008.jpg
Wakanoho

September

New JSA head Musashigawa addresses the crowd on the final day of the September tournament Musashigawa-oyakata address to the public.jpg
New JSA head Musashigawa addresses the crowd on the final day of the September tournament

October

November

December

Deaths

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kotoōshū Katsunori</span> Sumo wrestler from Bulgaria

Karoyan Andō, known professionally as Kotoōshū Katsunori and in his coaching career as Naruto Katsunori, is a Bulgarian-Japanese former sumo wrestler. He made his debut in 2002, reaching the top division just two years later. In 2005, he reached the rank of ōzeki or 'champion', the second-highest level in the sumo ranking system behind only yokozuna. On May 24, 2008, Kotoōshū made history by becoming the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. He was one of the longest serving ōzeki in sumo history, holding the rank for 47 consecutive tournaments until November 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyokutenhō Masaru</span> Sumo wrestler

Kyokutenhō Masaru in Nalaikh, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People’s Republic is a former professional sumo wrestler. He fought out of Ōshima stable, with the first group of Mongolians ever to join the sport in Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harumafuji Kōhei</span> Mongolian sumo wrestler

Harumafuji Kōhei, previously known as Ama Kōhei, is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 70th yokozuna from 2012 to 2017, making him the third Mongolian and fifth overall non-Japanese wrestler to attain sumo's highest rank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toyonoshima Daiki</span>

Toyonoshima Daiki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kōchi, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2002, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2004. He was a runner-up in five tournaments, and earned ten special prizes. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he first reached in September 2008 and held for five tournaments in total. Following a suspension in July 2010 he was demoted to the jūryō division, but upon his return to makuuchi in November 2010 he took part in a playoff for the championship. He won four kinboshi or gold stars awarded for yokozuna upsets, three of them earned by defeating Harumafuji from 2013 to 2015. He wrestled for Tokitsukaze stable. He retired in 2020 and was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name of Izutsu-oyakata until his departure from the association in January 2023.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2009.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2007.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2006.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2005.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2004.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2003.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2002.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2000.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2010.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2012.

The following were the events in professional sumo during 2016.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2018.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2019.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2020.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2021.

The following are the events in professional sumo during 2022.

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