Sumo: Kotozakura beats Kirishima to win opening day of Paris exhibition

Yokozuna Hoshoryu (L) beats Gonoyama during a sumo exhibition tournament in Paris on June 13, 2026. (Kyodo)

Sumo grand champion Onosato performs a ring-entering ritual on the first day of a two-day sumo tournament at Accor Arena in Paris on June 13, 2026. (Kyodo)

Kotozakura (facing camera) beats fellow ozeki Kirishima during a sumo exhibition tournament in Paris on June 13, 2026. (Kyodo)

Sumo wrestlers enter the ring on the first day of a two-day tournament at Accor Arena in Paris on June 13, 2026. (Kyodo)

PARIS - Kotozakura defeated fellow ozeki Kirishima in Saturday's final at the Japan Sumo Association's two-day event in Paris.

The French capital is hosting an exhibition tournament featuring wrestlers from sumo's elite makuuchi division for the third time, following tours in 1986 and 1995.

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