Asashoryu gains 5th win at summer sumo

Asashoryu gains 5th win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) shrugs off Kyokutenho (R) and dispatches him into the front row of seats with a vicious shove on the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 16.

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