Sumo: Ex-grand champion Asashoryu

Sumo: Ex-grand champion Asashoryu

Former sumo grand champion Asashoryu (2nd from R) walk in Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2025, after watching his nephew and new grand champion Hoshoryu performing a ring-entering ritual at the shrine, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Jan. 29.

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