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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) and Estonian sekiwake Baruto throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Bean-throwing festival at temple

NARITA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) and Mongolian grand champion Hakuho throw bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Baruto falls for 1st loss at spring basho

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian-born ozeki Baruto (R) is sent to his first defeat at the hands of Mongolian sekiwake Kakuryu on March 14, 2012, the fourth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka.

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Baruto defeats Kisenosato

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto (L) beats sekiwake Kisenosato with an overarm throw at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2011, on the ninth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo wrestlers throw beans amid scandal

NARITA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) and sekiwake Kisenosato scatter beans during the annual Bean-Throwing Festival marking the lunar calendar start of spring at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2011, drawing some 35,000 worshippers. Baruto commented on the sumo match-fixing scandal which broke the previous day, saying that he was ''startled'' after watching the news on TV.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Baruto falls, Hakuho in charge at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces sekiwake Aminishiki out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 16, 2010, remaining unbeaten and extending his winning streak to 25 bouts.

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Unbeaten Baruto marks 6th win

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten ozeki Baruto (L) sends sekiwake Aminishiki to the dirt at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Rogoku Kokugikan on May 14, 2010, extending his winning streak to six.

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Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto speaks to reporters

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto, who wrapped up a successful ozeki promotion campaign at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, smiles during a press conference in the city of Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on March 29, 2010, a day after the 15-day event ended. The 25-year-old, whose real name is Kaido Hoovelson, is certain to become ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank, on March 31.

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Baruto set to become ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto smiles as he was assured of promotion to second-ranked ozeki from sekiwake at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 28, 2010. Baruto went 14-1 during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Baruto assures himself promotion to ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto holds his trophies after being awarded the Fighting Spirit and Technique prizes during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 28, 2010. The 25-year-old went 14-1 and assured himself promotion to ozeki, the second-highest rank in the sport.

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Hakuho wins Osaka basho with flawless record

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) pushes ozeki Kotomitsuki out of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 28, 2010, wrapping up a successful ozeki promotion campaign.

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Baruto assures himself promotion to ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) pulls Kotoshogiku onto the ring, assuring himself promotion to ozeki with his 13th win at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 27, 2010.

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Baruto takes another step toward ozeki at Spring tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) thrusts out ozeki Miyabiyama on the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 26, 2010. Baruto took a giant stride toward promotion to ozeki with an impressive 12th win at the 15-day meet.

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Baruto beaten by Hakuho

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Baruto looks downcast after losing to grand champion Hakuho on the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 24, 2010. The Estonian wrestler, 10-1, allowed the unbeaten Mongolian yokozuna to grab solo possession of the lead in the 15-day tourney.

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Hakuho downs Baruto

OSAKA, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho (L) corners sekiwake Baruto on the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 24, 2010. The Mongolian yokozuna beat the Estonian, taking the solo lead in the 15-day tourney.

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Harumafuji defeats Toyohibiki at spring tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (R) pushes rank-and-filer Toyohibiki out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2010, the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. The ozeki remained one win behind Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and Estonian sekiwake Baruto.

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Baruto defeats Kotooshu at spring tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) takes on Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2010, the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Baruto took another step toward promotion to ozeki after a hard-fought win.

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Estonian sekiwake Baruto on collision course with Hakuho

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) forces veteran ozeki Kaio out of the ring for his ninth straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 22, 2010, sharing the lead with yokozuna Hakuho and taking another step towards promotion to ozeki.

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Promotion-seeking Baruto rolls on in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) forces Mongolian No. 2 sekiwake Kyokutenho out of the ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on Mary 21, 2010, remaining unbeaten.

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Baruto roars back from brink to stay perfect in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) forces Mongolian top-ranked maegashira Kakuryu out of the ring on the seventh day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010, sharing the lead in the tournament at 7-0 with lone grand champion and title favorite Hakuho, ozeki Harumafuji and rank-and-filer Tokitenku.

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Baruto flexes muscles to keep promotion in sights

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto sends sekiwake Toyonoshima to the ground on the sixth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 19, 2010. The win helped Baruto preserve his unbeaten record and kept him tied for the lead with grand champion Hakuho, ozeki Harumafuji and No. 13 maegashira Tokitenku.

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Ozeki hopeful Baruto steamrolls to stay tied for Osaka lead

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) sends No. 1 maegashira Wakanosato to the ground on the fifth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 18, 2010, maintaining a share of the lead with five wins and no loss.

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Ozeki hopeful Baruto dodges bullet to stay tied for Osaka lead

OSAKA, Japan - Promotion-chasing sekiwake Baruto (back to camera) dodges a bullet to floor Aminishiki (in back) and retain his share of the lead alongside grand champion Hakuho at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 17, 2010.

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Hakuho unblemished at sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (in back) drives out fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 17, 2010, sharing the lead with sekiwake Baruto, ozeki Harumafuji and three other wrestlers.

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Baruto throws beans for luck at Narita temple

NARITA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto invites good fortune by throwing bags of beans during the annual ''setsubun'' festival marking the lunar calendar start of spring at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2010. Grand champion Asashoryu, who had been invited to the event, declined to participate due to a swirling controversy involving reports he was involved in a drunken rampage in January.

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Baruto throws down Kyokutenho at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto sends down fifth-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho with a pulling overarm throw for his 12th win on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 24, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Baruto earned the Outstanding Performance Prize, one of three special prizes the Japan Sumo Association gives to makuuchi division wrestlers on the final day of a tournament.

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Recipients of three special prizes at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of three special prizes the Japan Sumo Association gives to makuuchi division wrestlers on the final day of a tournament show off their trophies for the prizes on Jan. 24, 2010. (From L to R) No. 16 maegashira Toyohibiki, who earned his third Fighting Spirit Prize, Estonian sekiwake Baruto, the Outstanding Performance Prize winner, and Aminishiki, the sixth-ranked maegashira who won the Technique Prize.

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Estonian sumo giant takes to the air

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Baruto (L) is tossed out of the ring by rank-and-filer Aminishiki on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22, 2010. Referees judged the bout was too close to call and Baruto won the rematch, improving to 10-3.

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Estonian sumo giant takes to the air

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Baruto is tossed out of the ring by rank-and-filer Aminishiki on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22, 2010. Referees judged the bout was too close to call and Baruto won the rematch, improving to 10-3.

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Bruto beats Kotooshu at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) forces Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2010, day nine of the 15-day event.

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Hakuho falls, all even with Asashoryu at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) is thrown down by Estonian sekiwake Baruto on the seventh day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, 2010, suffering his first loss in the competition.

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Hakuho falls, all even with Asashoryu at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) is thrown down by Estonian sekiwake Baruto on the seventh day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, 2010, suffering his first loss in the competition.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats Baruto at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) forces sekiwake Baruto of Estonia out of the ring on the 11th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2009.

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Asashoryu beats Baruto

FUKUOKA, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Asashoryu (bottom) turns over sekiwake Baruto on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 23, 2009.

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Asashoryu pursues unbeaten Hakuho, Harumafuji

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) pushes sekiwake Baruto out of the ring on the 10th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 19, staying one win off his unbeaten rival yokozuna Hakuho as well as ozeki Harumafuji.

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Sumo: Asa, Hakuho still sitting pretty at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu (R) grapples for leverage in the ring's center against Estonian sekiwake Baruto before ushering the sekiwake out at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23. With a 9th win, the yokozuna retained his share of the lead with fellow Mongolian grand champion Hakuho.

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Asa, Hakuho march on at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) forces sekiwake Baruto of Estonia out of the dohyo ring on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 22.

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Hakuho made to work for 9th win at sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) sends Estonian sekiwake Baruto to the floor with an overarm throw on the ninth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 19. Grand champion Hakuho stayed tied for the lead with rival yokozuna Asashoryu as rank-and-filer Tochiozan finally suffered his first loss at the tournament the same day.

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Baruto loses against Kotooshu, falling out of tie for lead

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Baruto (front) fell out of a tie for the lead after Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu claimed European bragging rights with a hand pull-down win over the Estonian at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17. Both men sit one win off the pace on 6-1 along with ozeki Chiyotaikai.

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Baruto rolls on with 6th win at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto flings out ozeki Kotomitsuki, cementing his place in the title race as he preserves his unbeaten start to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16.

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Yokozuna Hakuho on course to claim 4th straight Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Yokozuna Hakuho (R) slaps down third-ranked Takekaze, retaining a share of the lead on 6-0 alongside Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, Estonian sekiwake Baruto and rank-and-filer Tochiozan at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16.

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Hakuho beats Yoshikaze for unblemished score at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (top) squashes No. 2 maegashira Yoshikaze, keeping his share of the lead with Asashoryu, sekiwake Baruto and rank-and-filer Tochiozan on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 15.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho takes sole lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) pushes Estonian sekiwake Baruto out of the ring on the 11th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 19. Hakuho leads the 15-day competition with 10 wins and one loss.

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Baruto stays among chasing pack at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Estonian giant sekiwake Baruto (R) lifts fifth-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu out of the ring, staying among the chasing pack at 7-2 on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 17.

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Hakuho tied for lead with Chiyo, Baruto in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down sekiwake Aminishiki on the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Kyushu Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, maintaining a share of the lead with Chiyotaikai and Baruto at 10 wins and two losses.

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Hakuho dumps Kisenosato to stay hot in pursuit at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho dumps Kisenosato outside the ring at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 14 to stay hot on the heels of three leaders after the fourth day of action. Hakuho improved to 3-1 to stay one behind undefeated wrestlers ozeki Chiyotaikai, former sekiwake Wakanosato and makuuchi returnee Baruto of Estonia.

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Hakuho, Miyabiyama heading for showdown on final day

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Miyabiyama (R) beats the 197-centimeter Baruto, staying in a share of the lead with Ozeki Hakuho on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20.

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Hakuho dumps Kisenosato to stay hot in pursuit at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho dumps Kisenosato outside the ring at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 14 to stay hot on the heels of three leaders after the fourth day of action. Hakuho improved to 3-1 to stay one behind undefeated wrestlers ozeki Chiyotaikai, former sekiwake Wakanosato and makuuchi returnee Baruto of Estonia. (Kyodo)