Chiyotaikai Ryūji Chiyotaikai Ryūji Chiyotaikai Ryūji (born April 29, 1976 as Ryūji Hiroshima in Chitose, Hokkaidō), is a Japanese former sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1992 and reached the top "makuuchi" division in 1997. He held the second highest rank of "ōzeki" or champion for 65 consecutive tournaments from 1999 until 2009, making him the longest serving "ōzeki" in the modern era. He won three top division "yūshō" or tournament championships, and was a runner-up on seven other occasions. However, he also held the dubious record of being in danger of demotion from "ōzeki" fourteen times. He wrestled for
Sport in Jhelum is a sport of Asian origin. One source dates it use during the invasion of the Indus region by Alexander the Great in 326 B.C. which lends credence to the belief that the sport originated in the North Western provinces of the subcontinent in what is now Pakistan, This is where Alexander had entered India. The cavalry soldiers of Alexander were believed to have used tent-pegging as a battle tactic against the elephants in the army of the Indian King Porus, who in Jhelum fought bravely against the invaders, lost the battle, but by virtue of his heroic demeanor, charmed