Asashoryu smashes Aminishiki to stay among leading trio

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) wins over Aminishiki by grabbing the sekiwake by the throat and sending him crashing onto his back at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18. The yokozuna preserved his unbeaten record along with his fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and rank-and-filer Tochiozan, and stayed on track to complete a comeback on the eighth day of the 15-day tourney.

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