Champion Asashoryu wins on final day of New Year sumo
Asashoryu [of Mongolia] assured himself of promotion to grand champion, said Kitanoumi, head of the Japan Sumo Association.
His promotion to yokozuna will result in two foreign-born wrestlers occupying sumo's highest rank.
Hawaiian grand champion Musashimaru, who holds Japanese citizenship, sat out the New Year tourney with an injured wrist.
