Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (R) throws ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 24.

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