Kayo Hiroyuki

He made his debut in 1988 under the name Koga along with the future Yokozunas Takanohana , Wakanohana and Akebono . He progressed more slowly than they did and did not reach such heights, however, as a wrestler, he was noticeably more durable. By the end of 2003, all three of these wrestlers resigned, but Cayo remained active ozeki for more than 7 years. During his career, he won the Imperial Cup 5 times, but did not become Yokozuna, which is a unique case. Cayo is highly respected in the world of sumo, he was especially popular at the autumn tournament in his native Fukuoka.

His career as a fighter lasted more than 23 years. The wrestler continued it, despite the burden of old injuries. He repeatedly stated that he would resign with the loss of the Ozeki title, but he was quite successful in holding this title year after year. So, in July 2010, in a duel with Kotoosyu, he received a serious shoulder injury, which put his participation in the September Aki Basho, and with it the continuation of his career, in doubt. However, in September he defended the title, albeit with a minimum score of 8-7, and in November showed a brilliant result of 12-3.

Retired from July 2011, continued his career as a junior oyakata Asakayama in Tomozuna Bay. October 22, 2013 announced that in early 2014 he would open his own Asakayama Bay Sumo School. ^[1] . In January 2014, the board of directors of the Sumo Association officially issued Cayo a permit ^[2] . As of September 2016, the strongest fighter of the Kaisei Asaki school takes 18th position in the third division of makushita ^[3] .

At the end of 2014, a monument to Cayo was erected at the Nogata railway station, built with funds collected by fans of the wrestler ^[4] .

At the end of his career, the wrestler owned the following career achievements:

• 107 top division tournaments ( makuuchi )
• 65 tournaments in the rank of Ozeki (shares a record with Tietaykai )
• 879 wins in the top division (the record was broken by Hakuho in May 2016)
• 1047 career victories (the record was broken by Hakuho in July 2017; the previous record holder was Tiyonofuji - 1,045 victories; Kayo broke his record in July 2011, just a few days before retirement)
• 1444 fights in the top division

In addition, Cayo is in the top ten in a number of other career indicators.

Preferred power struggle with captures, stamping and throws. He was known for his throw with a grab on the opponent's hand (kotenage), who sometimes carried out a traumatic hazard.

• Cayo biography on japan-sumo.ru (rus.)
• Kimarite on japan-sumo.ru (rus.)
• Complete career stats
• The official page of the wrestler (English)