Sumo: Georgian Tochinoshin braces for challenges ahead of ozeki promotion

A day after coming up short at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, Georgian wrestler Tochinoshin said Monday that he is bracing for an even tougher road ahead after he is promoted to ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank."I think it's going to be really tough. I want to devote myself to training and fight as a powerful sumo wrestler," Tochinoshin told a press conference at his Kasugano stable in Tokyo.Tochinoshin is virtually guaranteed promotion to ozeki after going 13-2 in the Summer tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, including his first victory in 26 career meetings with all-time champio…READ FULL ARTICLE