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Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (3rd from L) and two grand champions -- Onosato (2nd from L) and Hoshoryu (3rd from R) -- open the cask during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the association's founding at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Players of French blind football team as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Former Olympic champion Martin Fourcade as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing the sign for Rue de Rivoli renamed "Boulevard du Sport" as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

French international chess master Julien Song as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Close up portrait of French Olympic swimmer Laure Manaudou as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

French international chess master Julien Song as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Players of French blind football team as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Players of French blind football team as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Edition of the Sports' Day - Paris

Players of French blind football team as part of the first edition of Sports' Day (Fete du sport) on Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville in Paris, France on September 14, 2025. Following the grand parade of athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which took place on September 14, 2024, on the Champs-Elysees avenue, French President proposed establishing an annual Sports' Day on this date, similar to the Fete de la Musique on June 21. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris Paralympics: Opening Ceremony

Japan's delegation (bottom, R) marches along the Champs-Elysees to the Place de la Concorde during the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics in Paris on Aug. 28, 2024, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

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