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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima poses during a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament that concluded the previous day.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima holds a press conference at his stable in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 23, 2026, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima (R) waves to fans during a parade held after he won the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima (C) celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima gives an interview after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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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: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (front) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (top) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.

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Sumo: Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Onosato (back) beats fellow sekiwake Kirishima on the 10th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2024.