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Ambassador handed over the Czech Cup to the winner of July Grand Sumo Tournament

On 27 July 2025, the finals of the July Grand Sumo Tournament took place at the new Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, whose winner became the Japanese sumo wrestler Kotoshōhō. During the closing ceremony, the winner was awarded a diploma and a Czech crystal hand-cut cup made by Moser Glassworks, handed over by Martin Klučar, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Japan. 

According to a long tradition established in 1970, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in Japan presents the winner of the Grand Sumo Tournament with a diploma and a hand-cut cup made of Czech crystal by Moser Glassworks. On 27 July 2025, Ambassador Martin Klučar awarded the Czech Cup to Kotoshōhō Yoshinari, the winner of the July tournament. 

 Ambassador handed over the Czech Cup to the winner of July Grand Sumo Tournament

Ambassador handed over the Czech Cup to the winner of July Grand Sumo Tournament 

By winning the July Grand Sumo Tournament, maegashira Kotoshōhō claimed his first Emperor’s Cup and became the very first wrestler to win a tournament held at the new Aichi International Arena.

Congratulations to the winner of the July Grand Sumo Tournament!