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Egyptian sumo wrestler visits home

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi (C), whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, is welcomed when he held a lecture in Cairo on Aug. 13, 2013. The first sekitori from Africa has been praised in Japan for compiling a winning record in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July while fasting from dawn to dusk on the days the tournament overlapped with Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler visits home

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi (L), whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, holds a lecture in Cairo on Aug. 13, 2013. The first sekitori from Africa has been praised in Japan for compiling a winning record in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July while fasting from dawn to dusk on the days the tournament overlapped with Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.

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(3)Georgian sumo wrestler Kokkai

OSAKA, Japan - Futoshi Kokkai, the first Georgian sumo wrestler to become sekitori or a sumo wrestler in one of the two top divisions in professional sumo. The photo was taken March 26, 2003. (Kyodo)

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(4)Georgian sumo wrestler Kokkai

TOKYO, Japan - Futoshi Kokkai, the first Georgian sumo wrestler to become sekitori. The photo was taken March 26, 2003. (Kyodo)