Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu beaten on 1st day of Nagoya sumo

Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu beaten on 1st day of Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is thrown by komusubi Toyonoshima at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 13, day one of the 15-day competition.

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