Asashōryū Akinori
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Asashōryū Akinori is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler. He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's hig
Asashōryū in the ring during the May 2009 sumo tournament
Yokozuna Asashoryu original tegata (handprint & signature)
Performing the dohyō-iri in 2004
Asashōryū receives the Prime Minister's Award for winning the May 2005 tournament.
Makuuchi
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Makuuchi, or makunouchi, is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Since 2004 its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers, ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by t
Asashōryū Akinori
…Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic: Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж; ) is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful…
A makuuchi match with the 69th yokozuna Hakuhō defeating Dejima as the 68th yokozuna Asashōryū watches in the background
yokozuna Kakuryū Rikisaburō (center) performing the ring-entering ceremony while flanked by a sword bearer on the left and dew sweeper on the right
A tsuna belonging to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
68th yokozuna Asashoryū's Unryū-style Yokozuna Dohyō-iri