Asashoryu extends winning run at summer sumo

Asashoryu extends winning run at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) overcame Kakizoe to extend his winning streak to 32 on the second day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 10. The Mongolian yokozuna posted 31 consecutive victories on May 9, surpassing former yokozuna Takanohana's record of 30 straight wins set in 1994.

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