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Female sumo wrestlers fight on the ring during the open class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Alina Boykova of Ukraine (front) wins the gold medal against Yukina Iwamoto of Japan during the lightweight division final of the 8th Women's Sumo World Championships in Falenica, Warsaw.
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Jaqueline De Fatima Sylvia (L) of Brazil fights with Mei Hsuan Liu of Taiwan during the heavyweight competition of the 8th Women Sumo World Championships in Falenica, Poland.
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Female sumo wrestlers Asumi Yachi (R) throws Asano Matsuura to the ring during the open class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Female sumo wrestler Miki Satoyama (upper) throws her opponent during the heavyweight class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Female sumo wrestler Erika Furukawa (black) throws Nanami Sugawara (white) during the middle class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Girls prepare for sumo training at a sports club in Falenica near Warsaw. Hundreds of young Poles practice amateur sumo wrestling, which attracts many in eastern Europe, and Warsaw.
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Female sumo wrestler Miki Satoyama (L) pushes her opponent out of the ring during the heavyweight class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Female sumo wrestlers fight on the ring during the open class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Female sumo wrestler Miki Satoyama gazes at her opponent during the heavyweight class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
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Sylwia Krzemien of Poland celebrates winning the gold medal against Francoise Harteveld of the Netherlands (not pictured) during the Sumo World Championships in Falenica near Warsaw.
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Sylwia Krzemien (R) of Poland fights Francoise Harteveld of the Netherlands during the Sumo World Championships in Falenica near Warsaw, Poland. Krzemien won the gold medal.
![Jaqueline De Fatima Sylvia (R) of Brazil fights with Mei...]()
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Jaqueline De Fatima Sylvia (R) of Brazil fights with Mei Hsuan Liu of Taiwan during the heavyweight competition of the 8th Women Sumo World Championships in Falenica, Poland
![Female sumo wrestler Miki Satoyama (upper) throws her opponent during...]()
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Female sumo wrestler Miki Satoyama (upper) throws her opponent during the heavyweight class of the Japan women's sumo championships in Sakai city, southern Osaka, Japan.
Lady sumo wrestlers grapple in Poland and Japan.
