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Sumo wrestling world championship shakes up MSG — PHOTOS

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Apr 15, 2024

The International Sumo League presents World Championship Sumo “The Biggest Show on Earth” event at The Theater in Madison Square Garden, NYC, on April 13, 2024.

Featuring amateur wrestlers from around the world, including notable competitors from Egypt, the USA, Japan, Samoa and Russia.

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Fans attend a World Championship Sumo (WCS) event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 13, 2024.
Fans attend a World Championship Sumo (WCS) event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 13, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Sumo wrestlers Oosuna Arachi (L) and Soslan Gagloev (R) compete. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Sumo wrestlers prepare to fight. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, left, and Jared Tadlock. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna Arachi, right, and Jared Tadlock compete. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Rui Junior wins a bout. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna Arachi wins his bout. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Mohamed Kamal, left, and Rui Junior.
AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Hidemasa “Chiyotairyu”, warms up. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, right, celebrates after defeating Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev.
AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, center, holds his trophy next to Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev, right, who finished in second. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Soslan Gagloev gestures after winning a bout. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Champion Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, right, fights with Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Rui “The Hurricane” Junior. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Mohamed Kamal, left, and Soslan Gagloev. AFP via Getty Images

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, center, and Jared Parham, bottom. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Competitors warm up. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
Jared Tadlock, left, and Chiyotairyu Hidemasa. AP

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the World Championship Sumo at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in New York.
First place sumo wrestler Oosuna Arachi, center, second place sumo wrestler Soslan Gagloev, left, and third place sumo wrestler Rui Junior, right. AFP via Getty Images

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