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March 24, 2003

Next time you're in Japan, watch out for flying sumos. Asashoryu, the sport's first Mongolian yokozuna (or grand champion, right), was bowled out of the ring by a lower-ranked countryman, Kyokutenho, at the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. It was the 22-year-old Asashoryu's first loss since becoming a yokozuna earlier this year, and it was an embarrassing one: He ended up landing in the dirt outside the ring.