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(3)Asashoryu ends campaign in style, set for yokozuna promotion

(3)Asashoryu ends campaign in style, set for yokozuna promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu poses with the Emperor's Cup and thrilled supporters at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 26 after winning the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a record of 14 wins and one loss. At left is his wife Gombotseren Tamir.

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(3)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

(3)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu (C), surrounded by supporters, raises a fish to celebrates his second straight victory Jan. 25 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. At right is his wife Gombotseren Tamir.

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(4)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

(4)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu is kissed by his wife Gombotseren Tamir at his stable Jan. 25 in Tokyo's Sumida Ward after his second straight victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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(1)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

(1)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his childhood sweetheart Gombotseren Tamir grin at their first press conference following their marriage at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. ''We'd been talking about marriage for some time. She has a heart of gold and is a beauty to go with it,'' Asashoru told reporters.

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(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his wife Gombotseren Tamir pose for a photograph at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. The couple filed marriage documents at the end of 2002 and plan to hold the ceremony some time after the autumn basho in September 2003.

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(1)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

(1)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his childhood sweetheart Gombotseren Tamir grin at their first press conference following their marriage at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. ''We'd been talking about marriage for some time. She has a heart of gold and is a beauty to go with it,'' Asashoru told reporters. (Kyodo)

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(3)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

(3)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu (C), surrounded by supporters, raises a fish to celebrates his second straight victory Jan. 25 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. At right is his wife Gombotseren Tamir. (Kyodo)

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(3)Asashoryu ends campaign in style, set for yokozuna promotion

(3)Asashoryu ends campaign in style, set for yokozuna promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu poses with the Emperor's Cup and thrilled supporters at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 26 after winning the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a record of 14 wins and one loss. At left is his wife Gombotseren Tamir. (Kyodo)

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(4)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

(4)Ozeki Asashoryu wins 2nd straight title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu is kissed by his wife Gombotseren Tamir at his stable Jan. 25 in Tokyo's Sumida Ward after his second straight victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

(2)Marriage makes newly wed ozeki Asashoryu go ga-ga

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu and his wife Gombotseren Tamir pose for a photograph at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 10. The couple filed marriage documents at the end of 2002 and plan to hold the ceremony some time after the autumn basho in September 2003.(Kyodo)

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