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Fifth victory for Aoiyama at sumo tournament in Nagoya

Daniel Ivanov-Aoiyama
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Bulgarian Daniel Ivanov-Aoiyama has attained his fifth victory at the sumo tournament in Nagoya, Japan. 
In the 8th round maegashira No.6 Aoiyama defeated maegashira No.2 Takarafuji. In the 9th round the Bulgarian contestant will be playing versus maegashira No.5 Shodai, whom he has tackled twice, with the competitors winning a match each. Grand champions Hakuho and Harumafuji have a 7:1 balance after winning versus Shohozan and Shodai respectively. The third Yokozuna Kakuryu dropped out of the tournament due to a back injury. 



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