Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Grand sumo champion Asashoryu (L) is presented with the Hero of Labor award, the highest government award in his native Mongolia, by Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar at a ceremony in Ulan Bator on June 12.

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