Asashoryu becomes 1st Mongolian ozeki

KANIE, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu holds up sea breams for a photo at his stable's lodging house in the town of Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, on July 24 after his formal promotion from sekiwake to ozeki, sumo's second-highest ranking. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, is the first Mongolian and fourth foreign wrestler to become ozeki. The sea bream, called tai in Japanese, is traditionally regarded as a celebratory fish. Asashoryu's parents, clad in traditional Mongolian clothes, stand behind him.

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