Yokozuna Akebono bids Vancouver

Sumo grand champion Akebono bids farewell at the closing ceremony of the two-day Canadian sumo tournament at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, on June 7 as 37 wrestlers from sumo's elite makuuchi division and officials of the Japan Sumo Association line the ring.

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