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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: 19 wrestlers test positive for coronavirus

File photo taken in March 2015 shows sumo wrestler Fujiazuma. The Japan Sumo Association said on Sept. 10, 2020 that 18 wrestlers of the Tokyo-based Tamanoi stable, including Fujiazuma, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in addition to one who was found infected earlier in the month.