Handover of the Czech Cup to the winner of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka
28.11.2024 / 06:14 | Aktualizováno: 28.11.2024 / 08:09
On 24 November 2024, the finals of the Grand Sumo Tournament took place at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, whose winner was the sumo wrestler Kotozakura. During the closing ceremony, the winner was awarded by a diploma and a Czech crystal hand-cut cup made by Moser Glassworks by a representative of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo.
According to a long tradition established in 1970, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Japan presents the winner of the Grand Sumo Tournament with a diploma and a hand-cut cup made of Czech crystal.
At the final ceremony of the November Grand Sumo Tournament, on behalf of Ambassador Martin Klučar, Mr. Ondřej Svoboda, diplomat of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo, handed over the diploma and the Czech cup made by Moser Glassworks to the winning wrestler ozeki Kotozakura.
Wrestler ozeki Kotozakura thus made sumo history with this match on November 24, 2024, when he won his first title in the top-division championship. Congratulations!
Handover of the Czech Cup to the winner of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka