Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Ama (top), held up by junior wrestlers, poses for photos in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26. Earlier, Japan Sumo Association officials informed Ama in a ceremony of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, announced later that he will wrestle with a new ring name, Harumafuji, beginning in January.

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