(1)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Tokyo

(1)Yokozuna Asashoryu holds wedding ceremony in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia (L) and his wife Tamir show their wedding rings during an wedding ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The wedding ceremony follows one held in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on Aug. 19. They got married in 2002 and have a daughter.

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