in 2003 to lose a bout for committing a penalty. 25: Hakuhō defeats Harumafuji, achieving his 29th championship victory with a score of 14–1. 29: Tokitenkū (highest rank komusubi) acquires the elder name "Magaki", becoming the first Mongolian wrestler to acquire an elder name. June 1: Former maegashira Hōchiyama's retirement ceremony is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 30: The July tournament banzuke is announced. It is Gōeidō's 14th tournament as sekiwake, the highest amount since the Showa era. July 15: Yokozuna Hakuhō, Harumafuji and Kakuryū win consecutive victories on the first day of the July tournament. It is the first time in 25 years that three active yokozuna have won their first day bout, after Hokutoumi, Chiyonofuji and Ōnokuni did the same in the March 1989 tournament. 16: Maegashira Yoshikaze defeats yokozuna Harumafuji and achieves his first kinboshi. At 32 years, 3 months and 27 days old, he is the oldest wrestler to win his first kinboshi since the establishment of six annual tournaments, breaking Tamaryū's record by six days. 17: Maegashira Ōsunaarashi defeats yokozuna Kakuryū and achieves his first kinboshi in his 15th tournament, the second fastest time to do so after Konishiki who did it in his 14th tournament. 18: Ōsunaarashi wins another kinboshi by defeating yokozuna Harumafuji. He is the first wrestler to win a kinboshi on two consecutive days since Tochinonada, who defeated Asashōryū and Musashimaru in November 2003. 21: Maegashira Takekaze defeats yokozuna Harumafuji and achieves his first kinboshi at 35 years and one month old, breaking Yoshikaze's record for the oldest wrestler to win his first kinboshi by two years and ten months. 24: Former maegashira Takanoyama retires. 27: Former jūryō retires. Hakuhō defeats Harumafuji and wins his 30th championship victory with a score of 13–2. 30: The September tournament banzuke meeting is held, and Gōeidō's promotion to ōzeki is confirmed. He is the first ōzeki from Osaka Prefecture since Maenoyama's promotion in July 1970. August 7: A reconstruction prayer event hosted by the Japan Sumo Association is held in Iwaki, Fukushima. 13: The Sumo Wrestlers' Association, a group of sekitori, presents a dohyō to the city of Kesennuma, which was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. It is the second disaster area to receive a dohyō following Yamada, Iwate. September 1: The September tournament banzuke is announced. Takekaze is promoted to sekiwake at 35 years and two months old. He is