Nagamura, a 19-year-old from Miyazaki Prefecture, won on the 22nd as the third dan of the Grand Sumo Spring Tournament, winning all seven matches. He entered the Kise stable after finishing in the top 8 at the Inter-High School Tournament, and stepped into the sumo ring for the first time last year.
Nagamura said, ''It was an opponent I had never beaten before even in practice, but I knew I had no choice but to win'