African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Osunaarashi (R), sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, defeats Kotoomura in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, marked his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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