{
  "id": 8020571,
  "title": "Sumo: Kotozakura suffers 1st loss as Aonishiki beaten for 2nd straight day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/sumo-kotozakura-suffers-1st-loss-as-aonishiki-beaten-for-2nd-straight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T12:21:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2g/00m/0sp/037000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, Kotozakura suffered his first loss, dropping his otherwise perfect record after five days of winning. Competing against Churanoumi, the 4-1 Kotozakura could not handle the low-angled opening drive and ultimately lost the push-out. However, Ozeki Aonishiki was also defeated on the second day, marking a second consecutive loss for the 3-2 wrestler. The Ukrainian star failed to capitalize on an explosive initial drive from Gonoyama (2-3) and was bulldozed out of the ring.\n\nYokozuna Onosato bounced back to the lead after falling in the previous day's match, using a right underarm belt hold to force out No. 2 maegashira Yoshinofuji (0-5). Kirishima (4-1) struggled early in his bout against Takanosho (3-2) but managed to push his opponent out after moving toward the left and backpedaling. Sekiwake Atamifuji maintained his composure in his match against Daieisho (1-4), utilizing his larger frame to push the komusubi multiple times before ousting him off the ring.\n\nTo reach the rank of yokozuna, Kirishima needs a championship-caliber performance at the ongoing 15-day meet. Sekiwake Atamifuji still needs 12 wins this month to be considered for promotion, as he must accumulate a total of 33 wins across three consecutive meets. New sekiwake Fujinokawa (3-2) emerged victorious in a fierce battle with new komusubi Hakunofuji (1-4), securing a push-out win.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura lost his perfect record after five days and fellow ozeki Aonishiki was beaten for the second straight day at the Autumn Gr",
  "key_points": [
    "Kotozakura suffers first loss at Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament",
    "Aonishiki defeats Kotozakura, marking second consecutive loss",
    "Onosato rebounds to lead after previous day's defeat"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}