Sumo wrestlers donate 'dohyo' ring to tsunami-hit town

KESENNUMA, Japan - Members of the Association of Sumo Wrestlers, including yokozuna Hakuho (3rd from R), mimic the pose of 19th-century grand champion Hidenoyama Raigoro depicted in a statue at Iwaisaki cape, which withstood the tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011, before a ceremony to donate a "dohyo" sumo ring to the city government of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2014.

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