Hakuho improves to 2-0 at spring sumo

Hakuho improves to 2-0 at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho (in back) tosses aside Mongolian compatriot Asasekiryu in the penultimate bout on the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 10.

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