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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Rank-and-file wrestler Shodai (L) defeats ozeki Hoshoryu using a beltless arm throw 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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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho (L) beats rank-and-filer Kotoshoho with a beltless arm throw on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 22, 2023, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Hakuho beats Terunofuji in New Year tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) throws down No. 2 maegashira Terunofuji with a "sukuinage" beltless arm throw to extend his unbeaten log to 4-0 on Jan. 14, 2015, the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei

TOKYO, Japan - Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei (R) floors Gagamaru of Georgia with a beltless arm throw during the eighth day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 15, 2011.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) sends sekiwake Kotoshogiku crashing to the dohyo surface with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw, extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Asa closes in on autumn title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (top) tips Kotooshu to the clay surface with a beltless arm throw to close in on the title at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 25, 2009.

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Asashoryu secures 3rd win at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu floors No. 1 maegashira Kyokutenho with a beltless armthrow for his third win at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 13, the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho and Ama win again as Kyushu meet goes down to wire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) sends ozeki Chiyotaikai sprawling to the sandy surface with a beltless armthrow to post a 12-2 record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22.

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Miyabiyama suffers 1st defeat at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Miyabiyama (L) is sent sprawling with a beltless arm technique by Mongolian Kyokutenho, suffering his first defeat on the eighth day of the 15-day Kyushui Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16.

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Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) scored his second win by beating No. 1 maegashira Kotoshogiku (L) with a beltless arm throw to stay among the earlier pacesetters on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15.

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Hakuho upends Tochinonada with arm throw at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho, the reigning Emperor's Cup holder, upends the third-ranked maegashira Tochinonada with a clinical beltless arm throw at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 16 to retain a share of the lead with rank-and-filer Futeno.

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Asashoryu wraps up New Year sumo on winning note

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (top) floored the Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu with a beltless arm throw to close with a 14-1 record in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 21.

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Hakuho beats Miyabiyama at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Hakuho sends sekiwake Miyabiyama crashing out of the ring with a beltless arm throw to get 6-3 mark on the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 18.

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Asashoryu marches ahead at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) tosses fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho to the clay with a beltless arm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 8.

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(1)Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu remain in tie for lead

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai executes a nicely timed beltless arm-throw to defeat fifth-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 18. The ozeki remains in a tie for the lead with Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu.

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(2)Three tied for lead at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Asashoryu wraps up No. 4 maegashira Kaiho with a beltless overarm throw to stay neck and neck with yokozuna Musashimaru at 10-1 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 17.

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Hakuho beats Miyabiyama at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Hakuho sends sekiwake Miyabiyama crashing out of the ring with a beltless arm throw to get 6-3 mark on the ninth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 18. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu wraps up New Year sumo on winning note

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (top) floored the Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu with a beltless arm throw to close with a 14-1 record in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho upends Tochinonada with arm throw at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho, the reigning Emperor's Cup holder, upends the third-ranked maegashira Tochinonada with a clinical beltless arm throw at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 16 to retain a share of the lead with rank-and-filer Futeno. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) scored his second win by beating No. 1 maegashira Kotoshogiku (L) with a beltless arm throw to stay among the earlier pacesetters on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15. (Kyodo)

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Miyabiyama suffers 1st defeat at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Miyabiyama (L) is sent sprawling with a beltless arm technique by Mongolian Kyokutenho, suffering his first defeat on the eighth day of the 15-day Kyushui Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho and Ama win again as Kyushu meet goes down to wire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) sends ozeki Chiyotaikai sprawling to the sandy surface with a beltless armthrow to post a 12-2 record at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu secures 3rd win at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu floors No. 1 maegashira Kyokutenho with a beltless armthrow for his third win at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 13, the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) sends sekiwake Kotoshogiku crashing to the dohyo surface with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw, extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei

TOKYO, Japan - Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei (R) floors Gagamaru of Georgia with a beltless arm throw during the eighth day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho beats Terunofuji in New Year tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) throws down No. 2 maegashira Terunofuji with a "sukuinage" beltless arm throw to extend his unbeaten log to 4-0 on Jan. 14, 2015, the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo)

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(2)Three tied for lead at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Asashoryu wraps up No. 4 maegashira Kaiho with a beltless overarm throw to stay neck and neck with yokozuna Musashimaru at 10-1 at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 17.

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(1)Chiyotaikai, Asashoryu remain in tie for lead

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai executes a nicely timed beltless arm-throw to defeat fifth-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 18. The ozeki remains in a tie for the lead with Mongolian sekiwake Asashoryu.

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Asa closes in on autumn title

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (top) tips Kotooshu to the clay surface with a beltless arm throw to close in on the title at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 25, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu marches ahead at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) tosses fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho to the clay with a beltless arm throw at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 8. (Kyodo)