Ranking list for Sept. Sumo tournament announced

Ranking list for Sept. Sumo tournament announced

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Dejima proudly shows the ranking list for September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, released Aug. 30 by the Japan Sumo Association, at his Musashigawa stable in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward. He joins sumo's 2nd highest rank for the first time in his career. Yokozuna Akebono, who narrowly missed a chance in July to win his first championship in over two years, is on top again in the new rankings.

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