Hakuhō Shō is a former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. In May 2007, at the age of 22, he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna.
Hakuhō in January 2012
Hakuhō performs the Shiranui style dohyō-iri.
Hakuhō throws Dejima in the January 2008 tournament
Hakuhō fights Asashōryū in an exhibition bout on 10 April 2009.
A rikishi (力士), sumōtori (相撲取り) or, more colloquially, osumōsan (お相撲さん), is a sumo wrestler. Although used to define all wrestlers participating in sumo wrestling matches, the term is more commonly used to refer to professional wrestlers, employed by the Japan Sumo Association, who participate in professional sumo tournaments in Japan, the only country where sumo is practiced professionally.
Sumo wrestlers training in their stable in 2009
Haniwa of a sumo wrestler
Ōzeki Asashio Tarō I with his keshō-mawashi bearing the "Bamboo and Sparrow" crest of the Date clan, as he wrestled under the Uwajima Domain.
Low-ranking wrestlers carrying a sekitori's belongings (Ryōgoku Kokugikan entrance in 2009)
