Sumo wrestler Asashoryu pays courtesy call on prime minister

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu (L), whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, shakes hands with Mongolian Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar in Ulan Bator on Aug. 5 during a courtesy call on the premier. Asahoryu is in his home country following his promotion July 24 to ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank. (Kyodo)

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