{
  "id": 9533848,
  "title": "Sumo: Onosato keeps 2-win lead, Aonishiki among 3 closest rivals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/sumo-onosato-keeps-2-win-lead-aonishiki-among-3-closest-rivals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:06:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260924/p2g/00m/0sp/046000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yokozuna Onosato maintained his two-win lead in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday. Ozeki Aonishiki, alongside new sekiwake Fujinokawa and former ozeki Asanoyama, all secured victories to remain in contention for the Emperor's Cup. Onosato (11-1) faced Atamifuji (8-4) in the opening bout and emerged victorious with a right underarm belt hold, despite Atamifuji needing 12 wins to reach ozeki promotion requirements. Aonishiki (9-3) displayed dominance, holding a belt with his left hand and spinning No. 10 maegashira Kinbozan (8-4) of Kazakhstan, while Fujinokawa (9-3) countered ozeki Kirishima (6-6) in a shoving match before executing a frontal-crush-out win. Asanoyama (9-3) managed to force out Churanoumi (8-4) despite an early belt hold, and ozeki Kotozakura (8-4) successfully shoved Oshoma (6-6) to maintain his winning record.",
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato kept his two-win lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday as ozeki Aonishiki, new sekiwake Fujinokawa an",
  "key_points": [
    "Yokozuna Onosato leads Autumn Grand Tournament with 11-1 record",
    "Ozeki Aonishiki and Fujinokawa among top three contenders",
    "Asanoyama and Kotozakura secure wins to stay in race"
  ],
  "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."
}