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Mongolian wrestler Ama becomes ozeki

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (second from L), flanked by his stable master Isegahama (3rd from L) and Isegahama's wife, receives a message informing him of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki from Japan Sumo Association officials in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, received a new name, Harumafuji, upon promotion.

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Hakuho, Ama still share lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama shoves out No. 7 maegashira Miyabiyama in a relentless attack to stay in front on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21.

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Ama posts 12 wins at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Promotion-chasing sekiwake Ama (L) outclasses ozeki Kotomitsuki, efficiently taking down the ozeki with a textbook underarm throw at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22. Ama is virtually assured of promotion to ozeki as he has now exceeded 33 wins in three consecutive tournaments -- a rough guideline to gain promotion to sumo's second-highest rank.

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Hakuho, Ama still share lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho sends Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to the dirt with a left-handed belt pulling technique to share the lead with sekiwake Ama at 11-2 on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21.

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Ama assured of promotion to Ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - The mother of promotion-chasing sekiwake Ama (R) kisses the Mongolian sumo wrestler Nov. 22 after he beat ozeki Kotomitsuki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka earlier in the day. Ama is virtually assured of promotion to ozeki as he has now exceeded 33 wins in three consecutive tournaments -- a rough guideline for gaining promotion to sumo's second-highest rank. At left is his elder brother.

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Ama assured of promotion to Ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Promotion-chasing sekiwake Ama holds the baby of one of his fans enfolded in the Mongolian flag on Nov. 22 after beating ozeki Kotomitsuki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka. Ama is virtually assured of promotion to ozeki as he has now exceeded 33 wins in three consecutive tournaments -- a rough guideline for gaining promotion to sumo's second-highest rank. At left is his elder brother.

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Ama defeats Hakuho at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama defeats grand champion Hakuho with an underarm technique, leaving both men in a share of the lead with 10-2 records on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 20.

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Ama beats Kotooshu at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Promotion-chasing sekiwake Ama (L) dumps the struggling Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to the dirt with a perfectly executed overarm throw, staying one step behind the front-running duo with 7-2 marks on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 17.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama suffers 1st loss at Kyshu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (R) is forced out of the ring by fourth-ranked maegashita Kisenosato on the third day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 11.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama wins on 2nd day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) pushes third-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 10.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama wins on 1st day of Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) throws down third-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 9, day 1 of the 15-day competition.

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Ama beats Kotoshogiku to stay in title race at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) wraps his arms around Kotoshogiku before muscling the top-ranked maegashira over the edge, staying in the title race on the 13th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 26.

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Hakuho downs Ama at autumn basho, Asashoryu drops out

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) muscles sekiwake Ama out of the ring in an all-Mongolian bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 23 for a share of a two-way lead on Day 10 of the 15-day event at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Another Mongolian wrestler, yokozuna Asashoryu, who succumbed to Ama on Sept. 22, withdrew from the tournament earlier in the day, citing an injury to the left elbow he hurt during the Nagoya meet in July.

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Asashoryu plunges new depths at autumn basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama drives Asashoryu out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 22, dealing the once dominant Mongolian grand champion his fourth defeat in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sekiwake Ama beats Asasekiryu at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (L) forces second-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu of Mongolia on the 13th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 25.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (R) throws ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 24.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho remains unbeaten at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces Mongolian sekiwake Ama out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 23, remaining unbeaten during the first 11 days of the 15-day tournament.

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Kotomitsuki beats Ama, remains on two losses at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotomitsuki (L) pushes Mongolian sekiwake Ama (R) out of the ring, maintaining his record of two losses on the 10th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 22.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats komusubi Kisenosato at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama forces komusubi Kisenosato out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 20.

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Hakuho, Ama share lead at Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) pushes ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymansium in Nagoya on July 17. Ama shares the lead with yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho in the 15-day tournament with five wins and no loss.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats ozeki Kaio at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (R) pushes Ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 19, day seven of the 15-day tournament.

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama suffers 1st loss at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Kotoshogiku (L) pushes down fellow sekiwake Ama of Mongolia on the sixth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18.

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Ama suffers 2nd defeat in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) fell to a second defeat against Russian youngster Wakanoho (R) on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 21.

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Sumo: Kotooshu becomes 1st European to win Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarin ozeki Kotooshu (back) forces down sekiwake Ama at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 24, clinching the tournament title with an unbeatable 13-1 record on the 14th day of the 15-day meet. Kotooshu, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, is the first European wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup.

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Mongolian grand champion Hakuho defeats countryman Ama

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho flips countyman Ama, a sekiwake, on the 11th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 19. Hakuho improved to 10-1.

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Hakuho stunned to share lead with Asa at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Ama (R) tipped the stunned Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) onto the clay surface with a clinical ''uwatenage'' throw at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Hakuho suffered his first loss in the tournament to share the lead with yokozuna rival Asashoryu.

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Asashoryu beats Ama to improve to 9-1 at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) defeated countryman and sekiwake Ama at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 17, improving his record to 9-1.

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Asashoryu beats Ama to improve to 9-0 at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pummeled out countryman Ama, smacking the sekiwake across the face after the charge and moving in with a right-hand shove to blast his opponent out in a flurry to stay even with Hakuho with perfect 9-0.

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Ama says 'my mother gave me a kiss' with sekiwake promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Ama, the newly promoted sekiwake from Mongolia, shows the rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in Tokyo on April 25. He told reporters that ''my mother gave me kiss'' on the telephone when he called her in Mongolia and told her about his new sumo ranking. Ama, 23, is the fourth Mongolian wrestler to gain promotion to sekiwake, the third highest rank in sumo.

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19. Asashoryu, along with compatriot Ama, leads the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss.

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Hakuho maintains share of lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki debutant Hakuho (L) stayed in a share of the lead with sekiwake Miyabiyama and ozeki Chiyotaikai, dispatching of countryman Ama for his eighth victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 15.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten at spring sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Hakuho of Mongolia throws down fellow Mongolian Ama on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 17.

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Kotooshu beats Ama at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian sekiwake Kotooshu (R) pushes No. 5 maegashira Ama out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 21.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten at spring sumo tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Hakuho of Mongolia throws down fellow Mongolian Ama on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 17. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho maintains share of lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki debutant Hakuho (L) stayed in a share of the lead with sekiwake Miyabiyama and ozeki Chiyotaikai, dispatching of countryman Ama for his eighth victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 15. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu, Ama stay locked in tie for lead at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes sekiwake Kotomitsuki out of the ring on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 19. Asashoryu, along with compatriot Ama, leads the 15-day tournament with nine wins and one loss. (Kyodo)

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Ama says 'my mother gave me a kiss' with sekiwake promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Ama, the newly promoted sekiwake from Mongolia, shows the rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in Tokyo on April 25. He told reporters that ''my mother gave me kiss'' on the telephone when he called her in Mongolia and told her about his new sumo ranking. Ama, 23, is the fourth Mongolian wrestler to gain promotion to sekiwake, the third highest rank in sumo. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu beats Ama to improve to 9-0 at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (L) pummeled out countryman Ama, smacking the sekiwake across the face after the charge and moving in with a right-hand shove to blast his opponent out in a flurry to stay even with Hakuho with perfect 9-0. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu beats Ama to improve to 9-1 at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) defeated countryman and sekiwake Ama at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 17, improving his record to 9-1. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho stunned to share lead with Asa at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Ama (R) tipped the stunned Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) onto the clay surface with a clinical ''uwatenage'' throw at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Hakuho suffered his first loss in the tournament to share the lead with yokozuna rival Asashoryu. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian grand champion Hakuho defeats countryman Ama

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho flips countyman Ama, a sekiwake, on the 11th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 19. Hakuho improved to 10-1. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho, Ama share lead at Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) pushes ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymansium in Nagoya on July 17. Ama shares the lead with yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho in the 15-day tournament with five wins and no loss. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama suffers 1st loss at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Kotoshogiku (L) pushes down fellow sekiwake Ama of Mongolia on the sixth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 18. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats ozeki Kaio at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (R) pushes Ozeki Kaio out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 19, day seven of the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats komusubi Kisenosato at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama forces komusubi Kisenosato out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 20. (Kyodo)

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Ama suffers 2nd defeat in sumo tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sekiwake Ama (L) fell to a second defeat against Russian youngster Wakanoho (R) on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 21. (Kyodo)

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Kotomitsuki beats Ama, remains on two losses at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotomitsuki (L) pushes Mongolian sekiwake Ama (R) out of the ring, maintaining his record of two losses on the 10th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho remains unbeaten at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces Mongolian sekiwake Ama out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 23, remaining unbeaten during the first 11 days of the 15-day tournament. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian sekiwake Ama beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (R) throws ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 24. (Kyodo)

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Sekiwake Ama beats Asasekiryu at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (L) forces second-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu of Mongolia on the 13th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 25. (Kyodo)