Sumo, a Japanese national sport, has been seeing unusual trends lately. Today, Koto Ooshu (real name: Karoyan Stephanov Maharyanov, born in Bulgaria) became the first European sumo wrestler (or "riki-shi") to achieve the title of "Oozeki."



The top reigning sumo wrestler ("Yokozuna") today is a Mongolian named Asa Shoryu. He is known for his aggressive and unrelenting attacks. Very impressive, but his consecutive winning streak is starting to tick off national pride.

Nevertheless, Japan National Sumo League congratulated the new Oozeki, Koto Ooshu, and wished him well on his way to becoming a Yokozuna.