Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city.

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