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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Aonishiki receives the prime minister's cup after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates in Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025, after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki is interviewed after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (R) waves to fans during a parade held after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (C) celebrates after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (R) waves to fans during a parade held after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (L) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (R) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (back) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (front) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki (front) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrester sekiwake Aonishiki (back) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ukrainian wrester sekiwake Aonishiki (R) beats yokozuna Hoshoryu to win the Emperor's Cup in a playoff on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Yokozuna Hoshoryu (R) defeats sekiwake Kirishima on the second day of the five-day exhibition Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Yokozuna Hoshoryu (R) defeats sekiwake Kirishima on the second day of the five-day exhibition Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 16, 2025.

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Sumo: Nagoya tournament

New Yokozuna Onosato (R) practices with sekiwake Kirishima at a sumo stable in Fuso in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on July 6, 2025, ahead of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting in Nagoya on July 13.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Mongolian sekiwake Terunofuji (R) forces fellow grand champion Hakuho to the edge of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 20, 2015.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Photo taken on May 24, 2015, shows sekiwake Terunofuji from Mongolia celebrating with his supporters after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, his first career title, at Tokyo's Rogoku Kokugikan arena.

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Sumo: Terunofuji

Mongolian-born sekiwake Terunofuji celebrates his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at the Isegahama stable in Tokyo, on May 27, 2015.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato holds a press conference in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato holds a press conference in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato holds a press conference in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato holds a press conference in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (C) celebrates with supporters in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato meets the press in Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (R) waves to fans during a parade held in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (R) waves to fans during a parade held in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato gives an interview at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato gives an interview at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22, 2024, after winning the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (bottom) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (back) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato meets the press after beating ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (L) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato receives prize money from the referee after beating ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (R) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (R) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (R) pushes out ozeki Hoshoryu on the penultimate day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2024, to clinch his second Emperor's Cup.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (front) beats ozeki Kotozakura on the 13th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2024.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Onosato (front) is pictured after being beaten by No. 7 maegashira Wakatakakage for his first loss on the 12th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19, 2024.