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Hakuho awarded

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho receives a special award from the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2011, acknowledging his achievement of a 63-bout winning streak -- the second longest in Japan's sumo history.

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Hakuho celebrates 5 straight titles, 63 consecutive wins

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (C) smiles at a ceremony to celebrate his fifth consecutive title after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament and his 63-bout winning streak, the second-longest in sumo history, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Hakuho awarded

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho receives a special award from the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2011, acknowledging his achievement of a 63-bout winning streak -- the second longest in Japan's sumo history. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho celebrates 5 straight titles, 63 consecutive wins

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (C) smiles at a ceremony to celebrate his fifth consecutive title after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament and his 63-bout winning streak, the second-longest in sumo history, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)