Kotooshu keeps 1st title in sight with 11th win in Nagoya

Kotooshu keeps 1st title in sight with 11th win in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian komusubi Kotooshu pushes down fifth-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki on the 13th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 22, sharing the lead in the 15-day tournament with yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia with 11 wins and 2 losses.

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