African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bout between jonokuchi wrestlers Osunaarashi (R), an Egyptian and sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, and Kotoomura at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, defeated 15-year-old Kotoomura, marking his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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