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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Kyokushuzan quits

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan of Mongolia speaks to reporters in Fukuoka on Nov. 13 after presenting a letter of retirement to the Japan Sumo Association to end his career for health reasons. The No. 10 maegashira suffered a defeat on the first day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 12.

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Tochiazuma notches seventh straight win

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (L) charges forward to send winless Kyokushuzan out for his seventh straight win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15.

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Asashoryu stays in lead at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) pushes compatriot Kyokushuzan out of the ring, remaining undefeated and in a share of the lead July 13, the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya.

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Miyabiyama shoves out Kyokushuzan

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Miyabiyama (R) charges straight ahead with heavy thrusts, shoving out top-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 10.

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Hakuho, Miyabiyama stay in joint lead

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Miyabiyama (L) sends fifth-ranked Mongolian maegashira Kyokushuzan flying down to the ringside seats on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19. Miyabiyama and Hakuho are headed for a title showdown with two days left in the tournament.

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Miyabiyama, Hakuho stayed in joint lead at summer tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Hakuho (R) lifts compatriot Kyokushuzan out of the ring for his 11th win in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 18.

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Mongolians win all awards at spring sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (2nd from R) poses with his countrymen with Ama (L), Hakuho (2nd from L) and Kyokushuzan (R) after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 26. Ama won the Technique Prize and Hakuho was awarded both the Outstanding Performance and Technique prizes. Kyokushuzan was given the Fighting Sprit Prize.

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Asashoryu stays one off the pace

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R) thrashes countryman Kyokushuzan to stay one off the pace along with rank-and-filer Kisenosato on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19.

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Sumo: No stopping Kotooshu at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian sekiwake Kotooshu pushes fourth-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugigan on Sept. 18, remaining unbeaten during the first eight days of the 15-day tournament.

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Asashoryu still on fire at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (front) pushed Kyokushuzan out of the ring for his flawless win to stay on course for his fifth straight Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 15.

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Asashoryu marches on at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pushes No. 4 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring making a flawless 9-0 and remaining the sole leader in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22.

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Kaio scores 6th win at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 4 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring, winning his sixth bout to stay one off from flawless Yokozuna Asashoruy at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 20.

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Dejima, Kyokushuzan share lead at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - No. 5 maegashira Dejima pushes 10th-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan of Mongolia out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20. Dejima and Kyokushuzan share the lead in the tournament with eight wins and one loss.

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Kyokushuzan remains perfect at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian trickster Kyokushuzan chases out Russian Roho to remain in sole possession of the lead with spotless record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19.

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Asashoryu remains unbeaten at Nagoya sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) walloped fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan to remain in a share of the lead with No. 7 maegashira Miyabiyama with an unblemished record on the seventh day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10.

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Sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan becomes Waseda student

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan attends a ceremony to become a student at Waseda University in Tokyo on April 1. The 31-year-old wrestler will study human science through correspondence courses.

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Asashoryu marches on at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu of Mongolia (R) pushes top-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring on the third day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 16.

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Yokozuna Asashoryu remains unbeaten at New Year Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) beats No. 2 maegashira Kyokushuzan in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18. Asashoryu remains unbeaten during the first eight days of the 15-day tournament.

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Asashoryu stays one off the pace

FUKUOKA, Japasn - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) lays out countryman Kyokushuzan to stay one off the pace at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoaka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18.

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Asashoryu, Kyokushuzan become reconciled

YAMAGATA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) and his compatriot rank-and-filer Kyokushuzan shake hands as a gesture of reconciliation at a sports facility in Yamagata, northern Japan, on July 30. The two sumo wrestlers were embroiled in a bust-up after Asashoryu committed a taboo by pulling Kyokushuzan down by his topknot in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament earlier this month.

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Asashoryu disqualified at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) suffers a second loss against nemesis and fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10 as ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna as he had pulled Kyokushuzan down by his topknot (shown in photo). It was the first time in the history of sumo that a grand champion has lost through disqualification.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru beats Kyokushuzan

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) pushes down second-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan on the second day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 7.

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Yokozuna Asashoryu suffers 1st loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) is pulled down by his compatriot No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19, suffering his first loss in the first nine days of the 15-day event.

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Chiyo back on track

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) blasts out Kyokushuzan to get his yokozuna promotion campaign back on track at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14.

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Mongolian sumo wrestler appointed goodwill tourism envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrester Kyokushuzan, flanked by Ultnasan Ulambayar (L), Mongolia's deputy minister of infrastructure, and Mongolian Ambassador to Japan Zamba Batjargal (R), poses for photos at the Mongolian Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13 after being appointed goodwill ambassador to Japan. Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Davaa Batbayar, debuted in Japanese professional sumo in 1992.

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Musashimaru beats Kyokushuzan

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) pushes down No. 2 maegashira Kyokushuzan for his third straight win on the third day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 9.

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Mongolian-born Asashoryu wins Fighting Sprit Prize at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 14 maegashira Hokutoriki (L) and Mongolian-born sekiwake Asashoryu (C), winners of the Fighting Spirit Prize in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament that ended May 26, with Mongolian-born No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan, who won the Technique Prize, meet the press at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 27.

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Kyokushuzan scores 8th win in summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian No. 10 maegashira Kyokushuzan (L) grabs Tamanoshima before flinging the No. 11 maegashira into the ringside seats for his eighth win in a row in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 19.

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Tochiazuma beats Kyokushuzan at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Defending Emperor's Cup champion Tochiazuma pushes No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring and remains tied with No. 11 maegashira Takanowaka on 7-2.

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Kaio beats Kyokushuzan at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) pushes No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring to keep just one off the lead on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 17.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru beats Kyokushuzan, remains unbeaten

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) pushes third-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 15, day six of the 15-day tourney, remaining unbeaten.

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Ozeki Tochiazuma remains unbeaten in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma pushes down Mongolian top maegashira Kyokushuzan for his fifth straight win in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, day five of the 15-day tourney.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru to stay out of New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru wipes away sweat after being defeated by top-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15. Musashimaru will stay out of the tournament from Jan. 16 due to pains in his left wrist, his stable master said.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru suffers second loss

TOKYO, Japan - Top-ranked maegashira Mongolian wrestler Kyokushuzan (L) forces yokozuna Musashimaru out of the ring on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. It was Musashimaru's second loss. His stable master said Musashimaru will stay away from the tournament from Jan. 16, the fourth day of the tourney, due to pains in his left wrist.

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Hayateumi scores 8th victory at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - 10th-ranked maegashira Hayateumi (L) plows out Mongolian maegashira Kyokushuzan in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18 to join Yokozuna Musashimaru as co-leader of the tourney.

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Musashimaru maintains Nagoya sumo lead

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) sends Mongolian Kyokushuzan out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 17. Musashimaru has performed perfectly so far, followed by ozeki Chiyotaikai and Kaio and No. 7 maegashira Tamanoshima at 9-1.

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Takanohana perfect in summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L) shoves down top maegashira Wakanosato at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 17 for his fifth straight win of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament and a share of the lead with rank-and-filers Kyokushuzan and Higonoumi.

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SDP leader Doi, Kyokushuzan call for funds for Mongolians

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi (L) and Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan call on the Japanese on Feb. 2 in Tokyo to raise funds to help Mongolian nomad tribes suffering from fuel shortages and massive deaths of livestock. Some 370,000 livestock are reported dead in Mongolia so far this winter due to severe winter conditions.

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Sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, wife and daughter meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Batvayar Davaa, met with the press after a wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on May 27. Joining the one-time komusubi-ranked wrestler from the Oshima stable are his wife Prebsuren Boyanbireg (phonetic spelling) and his baby daughter Alyunzaya (phonetic).

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Musashimaru downed by Kyokushuzan

Hawaiian-born ozeki Musashimaru (below) is thrown by Mongolian trickster No. 4 maegashira Kyokushuzan for his first loss after five straight wins in the 15-day tourney at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14. Kyokushuzan's stunning upset left No. 8 maegashira Toki the lone undefeated wrestler and leader in the tourney.

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Yokozuna pair fall on 4th day of sumo tournament

Yokozuna brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana were both defeated March 17, the 4th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. The photo shows maegashira Kyokushuzan dragging yokozuna Wakanohana to the dirt. Waka slumped to his 3rd straight defeat.

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Hayateumi scores 8th victory at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - 10th-ranked maegashira Hayateumi (L) plows out Mongolian maegashira Kyokushuzan in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18 to join Yokozuna Musashimaru as co-leader of the tourney.

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Kaio beats Kyokushuzan at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) pushes No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring to keep just one off the lead on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 17.

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Tochiazuma beats Kyokushuzan at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Defending Emperor's Cup champion Tochiazuma pushes No. 3 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring and remains tied with No. 11 maegashira Takanowaka on 7-2.

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Kyokushuzan remains perfect at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian trickster Kyokushuzan chases out Russian Roho to remain in sole possession of the lead with spotless record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19. (Kyodo)

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Dejima, Kyokushuzan share lead at autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - No. 5 maegashira Dejima pushes 10th-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan of Mongolia out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20. Dejima and Kyokushuzan share the lead in the tournament with eight wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Kaio scores 6th win at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 4 maegashira Kyokushuzan out of the ring, winning his sixth bout to stay one off from flawless Yokozuna Asashoruy at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 20. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu still on fire at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (front) pushed Kyokushuzan out of the ring for his flawless win to stay on course for his fifth straight Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 15. (Kyodo)