Mongolian sekiwake Ama suffers 1st loss at Nagoya sumo

Mongolian sekiwake Ama suffers 1st loss at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Kotoshogiku (L) pushes down fellow sekiwake Ama of Mongolia on the sixth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18.

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