Thailand organizes sumo tournament

Thailand organizes sumo tournament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Wrestlers from Japan's Kasugano stable perform during a ring-entering ceremony as Thailand holds its first sumo tournament, The Grand Thailand Sumo Tournament, in Bangkok on Feb. 17, 2012, to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 84th birthday and strengthen Thai-Japanese friendship.

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