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Sumo: London tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) beats Wakamotoharu on the third day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: London tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) beats Wakamotoharu on the third day of the five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 17, 2025.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Wakamotoharu (R) defeats ozeki Takakeisho on the sixth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 19, 2024.

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Sumo: Summer tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura (L) beats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the 12th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 23, 2024.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Top-division debutant Takerufuji is pictured before taking on sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the 13th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 22, 2024. The bottom-ranked No. 17 maegashira beat Wakamotoharu with a 12-1 record, coming close to becoming the first makuuchi-division rookie to win the Emperor's Cup since 1914.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Top-division rookie Takerufuji (L) beats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the 13th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 22, 2024.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 14, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu (R) beats sekiwake Kotonowaka on the sixth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Daieisho (R) beats rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

No. 2 maegashira Shodai (back) beats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the seventh day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Wakamotoharu (L) and rank-and-file wrestler Meisei grasp each other's mawashi during their bout on Day 4 of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Mitakeumi (R) collapses on his back during his bout against sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the opening day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 9, 2023.

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Sumo: Sekiwake Wakamotoharu

Sekiwake Wakamotoharu speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 27, 2023, ahead of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Pool photo)

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Wakamotoharu (R) beats ozeki Takakeisho on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 27, 2023.

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Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (back) defeats sekiwake Wakamotoharu on the 12th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 25, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Wakamotoharu (L) beats Endo on the 12th day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 23, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 1 Shodai (top) beats komusubi Wakamotoharu on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 19, 2023.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Maegashira No. 1 Shodai beats komusubi Wakamotoharu (front) on the eighth day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 19, 2023.

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Sumo wrestlers visit Czech envoy to Japan

Sumo wrestler brothers Wakatakakage (L) and Wakamotoharu (R) visit Czech Ambassador to Japan Martin Tomco at the country's embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2023.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (L) and Wakamotoharu fight on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2022.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Terunofuji (L) defeats Wakamotoharu on the eighth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 17, 2022.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Takayasu defeats Wakamotoharu on the eighth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 20, 2022.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Takayasu (R) defeats Wakamotoharu on the eighth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 20, 2022.

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Sumo: Kyushu tournament

Akua (L) defeats Wakamotoharu on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Juryo division bout at New Year meet

Wakamotoharu (R) defeats Takekaze in the juryo division as Takekaze stepped out first on the ninth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo