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September 22, 2019 at 18:40 JST
Mitakeumi, left, is handed the Emperor’s Cup by Nobuyoshi Hakkaku, the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, at the conclusion of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 22. (Takuya Tanabe)
Sekiwake Mitakeumi emerged from a three-way tie on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 22 to take the championship by beating sekiwake Takakeisho in a tie-breaker. [Read More]
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