The International Sumo League presents the World Sumo Championship “The Greatest Show on Earth” on April 13, 2024 on the Theater at Madison Square Garden, NYC.
Featuring amateur wrestlers from world wide, including notable competitors from Egypt, the USA, Japan, Samoa and Russia.
Fans attend a World Championship Sumo (WCS) event on the Theater at Madison Square Garden on April 13, 2024 in New York.
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The sumo wrestlers Oosuna Arachi (l.) and Soslan Gagloev (r.) compete against one another.
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Sumo wrestlers prepare for battle.
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Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, left, and Jared Tadlock.
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Oosuna Arachi (right) and Jared Tadlock compete against one another.
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Rui Junior wins a fight.
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Oosuna Arachi wins his fight.
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Mohamed Kamal, left, and Rui Junior.
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Hidemasa “Chiyotairyu,” warming up.
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Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, right, celebrates after defeating Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev.
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Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, center, holds his trophy next to Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev, right, who finished second.
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Soslan Gagloev gestures after winning a fight.
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Champion Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, right, fights with Soslan “Big Bear” Gagloev.
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Rui “The Hurricane” Junior.
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Mohamed Kamal, left, and Soslan Gagloev.
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Oosuna “Sandstorm” Arashi, center, and Jared Parham, bottom.
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The participants warm up.
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Jared Tadlock, left, and Chiyotairyu Hidemasa.
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First-place sumo wrestler Oosuna Arachi, center, second-place sumo wrestler Soslan Gagloev, left, and third-place sumo wrestler Rui Junior, right.
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