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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 14, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Rank-and-file wrestler Atamifuji (R) beats sekiwake Daieisho on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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Sumo: New Year tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (L) and sekiwake Daieisho practice at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2024, ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting Jan. 14. (Pool photo)

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (L) beats komusubi Hokutofuji on the seventh day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023.

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Sumo: Daieisho

Sekiwake-ranked sumo wrestler Daieisho, seeking ozeki promotion in the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, breaks out in sweat after training at his Oitekaze stable in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Sumo: Daieisho

Sekiwake-ranked sumo wrestler Daieisho (L), seeking ozeki promotion in the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, trains at his Oitekaze stable in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Sumo: Daieisho

Sekiwake-ranked sumo wrestler Daieisho (L), seeking ozeki promotion in the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, trains at his Oitekaze stable in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Rank-and-filer Ura (L) beats sekiwake Daieisho on the sixth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2023.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (facing camera) sends rank-and-file wrestler Hokutofuji over the straw ridge during their bout on Day 4 of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023.

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Sumo: Sekiwake Daieisho

Sekiwake Daieisho speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2023, ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Daieisho (L) beats Meisei on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 27, 2023.

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Sumo: Summer tournament

Photo taken with a ceiling camera shows ozeki Takakeisho (L) after beating sekiwake Daieisho using a "hikiotoshi" pull-down technique during their 11th-day bout in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 24, 2023.

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Sumo: Summer tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho (L) forces sekiwake Daieisho to fall forward onto the clay during their 11th day bout at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 24, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kiribayama (top) beats komusubi Daieisho in a championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 26, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kiribayama (L) beats komusubi Daieisho in a championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 26, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kiribayama (top) beats komusubi Daieisho in a championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 26, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kiribayama (top) beats komusubi Daieisho in a championship playoff on the final day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 26, 2023.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (R) defeats Daieisho on the 12th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 21, 2022.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

New ozeki Mikakeumi (R) defeats Daieisho on the third day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 15, 2022.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Mitakeumi (L) defeats Daieisho on the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 16, 2022, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Mitakeumi (L) defeats Daieisho on the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 16, 2022, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (front) is pictured after defeating komusubi Daieisho on the opening day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 9, 2022, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (L) defeats komusubi Daieisho on the opening day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 9, 2022, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (R) defeats Daieisho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 15, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (L) and Daieisho compete on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 15, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. Terunofuji won the match.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (top) defeats Daieisho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 15, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (R) defeats Daieisho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 15, 2021, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

New yokozuna Terunofuji (L) and Daieisho compete on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2021. Terunofuji suffered his first loss of the tournament.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

New yokozuna Terunofuji (L) and Daieisho compete on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2021. Terunofuji suffered his first loss of the tournament.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

New yokozuna Terunofuji is pictured after suffering his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at the hands of Daieisho on the ninth day at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2021.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Daieisho (L) upsets new yokozuna Terunofuji on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2021.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Daieisho upsets new yokozuna Terunofuji (facing camera) on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2021.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 6 Ura (L) beats maegashira No. 4 Daieisho on the fifth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16, 2021.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 6 Ura (L) beats maegashira No. 4 Daieisho on the fifth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16, 2021.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Terunofuji (R) defeats Daieisho on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 7, 2021.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (R) barely defeats Daieisho on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 14, 2021.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (front) barely defeats Daieisho on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 14, 2021.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (R) barely defeats Daieisho on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 14, 2021.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Terunofuji (R) defeats Daieisho on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 7, 2021.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (L) defeats Daieisho on the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2021.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (top) defeats Daieisho on the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2021.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (L) defeats Daieisho on the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 6, 2021.

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Scenes of Sumo

Daieisho (L) receives a slapping from Chiyotairyu during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 13, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: New Year tournament winner Daieisho

Screenshot image shows Daieisho attending an online press conference on Jan. 25, 2021, a day after he won his first career top-division title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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Sumo: New Year tournament winner Daieisho

Daieisho holds the championship trophy after winning his first career top-division title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: New Year tournament winner Daieisho

Daieisho holds the championship trophy after winning his first career top-division title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2021. (Pool photo)

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Daieisho (L) defeats Okinoumi to clinch his first career top-division title on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2021.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Daieisho (facing camera) fights on his way to defeating Okinoumi to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2021.