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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, May 15 Kyodo - Endo (L) tries to sustain as Toyohibiki pushes him at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15, 2015, the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Toyohibiki won, improving his records to 3-3, while Endo sank to 0-6. Photo was taken by a ceiling-mounted camera.

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Hakuho stays perfect at Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 13, 2014, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten on day 7 of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) throws down No. 3 maegashira Toyohibiki at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2014, day seven of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho maintained his lead with a perfect 7-0 record.

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Sumo wrestlers' flips cause excitement

TOKYO, Japan - Tosayutaka (R) throws Toyohibiki out of the ring during a rank-and-filers' match on the first day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 9, 2010.

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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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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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Ozeki Kotooshu beats No. 2 maegashira Toyohibiki

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (foreground) throws down No. 2 maegashira Toyohibiki in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 17, remaining unbeaten during the first six days of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu remains unbeaten

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu pushes rank-and-filer Toyohibiki out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 16.

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Hakuho rolling, Harumafuji rebounds at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 15.

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Sumo wrestlers' flips cause excitement

TOKYO, Japan - Tosayutaka (R) throws Toyohibiki out of the ring during a rank-and-filers' match on the first day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho stays perfect at Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 13, 2014, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Scenes of sumo

Toyohibiki looks disappointed after losing a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2017, while a female fan shouts words of encouragement at him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats No. 2 maegashira Toyohibiki

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (foreground) throws down No. 2 maegashira Toyohibiki in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 17, remaining unbeaten during the first six days of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu remains unbeaten

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu pushes rank-and-filer Toyohibiki out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 16. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho rolling, Harumafuji rebounds at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 15. (Kyodo)