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Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends Tokitenku sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport.

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Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends Tokitenku sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport.

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Mongolian-born sumo legend Kyokutenho retires

Undated photo shows sumo wrestler Kyokutenho, who announced his retirement on July 27, 2015, at the age of 40. He wrestled in a record 1,470 bouts in the elite makuuchi division. At 37 years, 8 months old, Kyokutenho became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his first career title at the 2012 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF HAKUHO'S OPPONENT Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends Tokitenku sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF HAKUHO'S OPPONENT Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends Tokitenku sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends No. 3 maegashira Kyokutenho sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho joins exclusive 40 win club at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) sends No. 3 maegashira Kyokutenho sailing over the edge with a powerful left hand throw at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 18, 2010. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kisenosato joins summer regional tour, not yet ready for bouts

Yokozuna (grand champion) Kisenosato performs a ring-entering ceremony in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2017 as he joins joins the sumo's summer regional tour. Kisenosato, who had missed the July 30 start of the ongoing tour due to injury, was still not healed enough to engage in bouts but went through training for about 40 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato joins summer regional tour, not yet ready for bouts

Yokozuna (grand champion) Kisenosato (L) joins sumo's summer regional tour in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2017. Kisenosato, who missed the July 30 start of the ongoing tour due to injury, has still not healed enough to engage in bouts but went through training for about 40 minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo