Asashoryu receives honor in Mongolia

Asashoryu receives honor in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu shows off the Order of Sukhbaatar he received from President Nambaryn Enkhbayar on Dec. 8. The order is the most prestigious honor named after the leader of the people's revolution. Asashoryu became the first wrestler to win a record seventh straight tournament in the ancient Japanese sport in NOvember.

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