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Hakuho compiles 2nd 40-match win streak

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats sekiwake Myogiryu on the 10th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2013. Hakuho compiled the second 40-bout winning streak of his career.

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Hakuho compiles 2nd 40-match win streak

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats sekiwake Myogiryu on the 10th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2013. Hakuho compiled the second 40-bout winning streak of his career.

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Hakuho falls at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Myogiryu (R) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on Jan. 15, 2013, the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, handing the yokozuna his first loss at the 15-day basho.

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Hakuho falls at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Myogiryu (R) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on Jan. 15, 2013, the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, handing the yokozuna his first loss at the 15-day basho.

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Hakuho falls at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Myogiryu (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on Jan. 15, 2013, the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, handing the yokozuna his first loss at the 15-day basho.

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Harumafuji loses

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion debutant Harumafuji (front) loses to Myogiryu on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2012.

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Sumo prizewinners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Myogiryu wins the Technique Prize, Kakuryu receives the Outstanding Performance Prize and Gagamaru claims the Fighting Spirit Prize on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012.

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Kisenosato kicks off fresh title bid with win

Ozeki Kisenosato (L) defeats Myogiryu on May 8, 2016, the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho unbeaten at Kyushu sumo tournament

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) sends sekiwake Myogiryu out of the ring on Nov. 15, 2015, the eighth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, to remain unbeaten. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho still going strong in Fukuoka, Kakuryu crashes to 2nd loss

Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) is pushed out of the ring by sekiwake Myogiryu on the fifth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 12, 2015, suffering his second loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kakuryu faces second defeat of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) is forced out of the ring by his compatriot sekiwake Myogiryu on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2015, suffering his second loss in the 15-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harumafuji withdraws from Nagoya sumo

Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji speaks to reporters about his injury in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 13, 2015. Harumafuji pulled out of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament after hurting his right elbow in a win over Myogiryu a day earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Harumafuji shows his mettle in Osaka tourney

Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) clashes head-on with komusubi Myogiryu after the initial charge, forcing his foe out without much ado to improve his win-loss log to 8-3 on March 18, 2015, the 11th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho kicks off with win on 1st day of spring sumo tournament

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongola (R) pushes down komusubi Myogiryu in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 8, 2015, the opening day of the 15-day competition. Hakuho, who claimed the all-time record with his 33rd career championship in January, extended his winning streak to 25 consecutive bouts since the seventh day of the 2014 Kyushu basho. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Hokutofuji (L) defeats Myogiryu on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 19, 2021.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Hokutofuji (R) defeats Myogiryu on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 19, 2021.

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Sumo prizewinners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Myogiryu wins the Technique Prize, Kakuryu receives the Outstanding Performance Prize and Gagamaru claims the Fighting Spirit Prize on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kakuryu takes 3rd loss on Day 4

Grand champion Kakuryu (R) records his third loss at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as he is defeated by rank-and-filer Myogiryu on Day 4 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Terunofuji falls to 1st defeat after judges call foul

Ozeki Terunofuji (top) floors No. 4 maegashira Myogiryu with an armlock throw while grabbing his topknot, an act the ancient sport prohibits, on the 11th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 19, 2021. Terunofuji was handed a defeat, his first of the tournament, by the ringside judges, who ruled he had committed a foul.

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November Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho (L) defeats Myogiryu on the 10th day of the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Nov. 17, 2020.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (back) loses to top-ranked maegashira Myogiryu on the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (L) loses to top-ranked maegashira Myogiryu on the third day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Takakeisho (L) defeats Myogiryu on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Takakeisho (R) defeats Myogiryu on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Mitakeumi suffers injury at New Year meet

Mitakeumi (C) is removed from the ring by wheelchair after suffering a leg injury during his bout against fellow komusubi Myogiryu at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2019. Mitakeumi's stablemaster Dewanoumi announced the following day that he will pull out of the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Mitakeumi suffers injury at New Year meet

Mitakeumi leaves the ring after suffering a leg injury during his bout against fellow komusubi Myogiryu at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2019. Mitakeumi's stablemaster Dewanoumi announced the following day that he will pull out of the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Kisenosato beats Myogiryu at autumn sumo

Ozeki Kisenosato (L) sends fourth-ranked maegashira Myogiryu to the ground on Sept. 18, 2016, the eighth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo