Churanoumi Yoshihisa

Kizaki started sumo wrestling in elementary school in his native Okinawa. While in elementary school, he trained with high school students at Chūbu Norin High School, where his uncle was the sumo coach. In his second year of junior high school he placed in the top 16 in the National Junior High School Sumo Tournament. Originally intending to enter Chūbu Norin, he changed his mind and attended Tottori Jōhoku High School in Tottori Prefecture after visiting that school for a training session. One of his classmates, whom he defeated in individual competition, was future makuuchi champion Ichinojō. He attended Nihon University, where he was a member of their sumo club and a classmate of Tsushimanada. ==Sumo career==

Kizaki was recruited by former maegashira Higonoumi, the stablemaster of Kise stable. After suffering a ten-loss record he was immediately demoted back to makushita, where he stayed until he was promoted to jūryō for the second time in January 2020. Aside from one tournament in July 2021 spent in makushita, he remained in the jūryō division; in September 2023 he won 10 of 15 matches for the first time in his career. He told reporters that he was happy to receive the top-division promotion before the tournament in Kyushu, where many Okinawans come. For his performance during the tournament, however, he was awarded the Fighting Spirit prize. In the March 2026 tournament, Churanoumi reached a career-high rank of maegashira 2. Despite only winning four of his fifteen matches, Churanoumi stood out for defeating eventual champion sekiwake Kirishima on Day 2, as well as Ōzeki Aonishiki, who was seeking promotion to Yokozuna, on Day 4. ==Fighting style==

Churanoumi uses pushing and thrusting techniques, with his top kimarite being oshidashi (frontal push out) and yorikiri (frontal force out). He most commonly uses a hidari-yotsu grip, where his left hand is inside his opponent's right arm. ==Career record==