About Endō Shōta
Endō Shōta is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in March 2013, making the top makuuchi division that September. His highest rank has been komusubi. He has been awarded one special prize for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and four for Technique, as well as seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was runner-up in the September 2016 and September 2021 tournaments. He wrestled for the Oitekaze stable. He is extremely popular with sumo fans and has been regarded as one of the most promising home-grown wrestlers in sumo. He did not like sumo at first, but as time went on he became inspired by the spirit and technique of then yokozuna Asashōryū. He was not quite as successful as was expected, managing two consecutive tournaments with strong, but less than ideal, 5–2 records.
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