Sumo fans jump into the ring

May 30, 2015 at 9:40PM
Mitch Goldberger, of Eagan, got into position before wrestling Byamba, a sumo wrestler from Mongolia, during an exhibition Saturday at Mall of America. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Three World Sumo Champions, weighing a combined 1,400 pounds, travelled from Japan and Mongolia to Mall of America to compete head-to-head and meet fans in a special sum event on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Bloomington.
Mitch Goldberger, of Eagan, got into position before wrestling Byamba, a sumo wrestler from Mongolia, during an exhibition Saturday at Mall of America. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Three World Sumo Champions, weighing a combined 1,400 pounds, travelled from Japan and Mongolia to Mall of America to compete head-to-head and meet fans in a special sum event on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Bloomington. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Byamba, a sumo wrestler from Japan, bluff charged Cameron Hagen, 10, during an exhibition at Mall of America Saturday. ] Aaron Lavinsky • aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com Three World Sumo Champions, weighing a combined 1,400 pounds, travelled from Japan and Mongolia to Mall of America to compete head-to-head and meet fans in a special sum event on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Bloomington.
Three World Sumo champions, weighing a combined 1,400 pounds, traveled from Japan and Mongolia to Bloomington’s Mall of America to compete head-to-head and meet fans on Saturday. Top: Mitch Goldberger, of Eagan, got into position before wrestling Byamba, a sumo wrestler from Mongolia. Right: Byamba bluff-charged Cameron Hagen, 10, during an exhibition. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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