Japan Sumo May, 2021 Edition - Terunofuji The Crowned Champion - 4th Top in a Row

Terunofuji beat fellow ozeki Takakeisho in a playoff to clinch the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, capping his epic return to the sport’s second-highest rank this month by capturing the fourth Emperor’s Cup of his career.
Terunofuji lost his one-win lead after swiftly getting thrust down by Takakeisho in the day’s final scheduled bout, forcing a championship playoff at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. But the 29-year-old Mongolian showed his mettle to claim the decider for his first title as an ozeki.
After falling quickly in their first encounter, Terunofuji kept his distance in the playoff, getting the better of the exchanges of shoves to force Takakeisho into a half-hearted pull-down attempt and comfortably slapping him down to the sandy surface.
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