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Sports › Hakuho wraps up Nagoya meet with perfect record

Hakuho wrapped up his seventh career championship win in style after overpowering Bulgarian Kotooshu to finish the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a spotless record… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, Jul 27 2008

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