President Trump awards giant President's Cup trophy to sumo wrestling champion

Posted By: Staff
May 26, 2019 @ 4:05 pm
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Kiyoshi Ota – Pool/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Standing on the sacred mound inside the sumo wrestling arena, President Donald Trump hoisted the massive 70-pound President’s Cup into the arms of a person befitting such a trophy: the 360-pound champion of Tokyo’s top sumo tournament, Asanoyama Hideki.

“In honor of your outstanding achievement as sumo grand champion, I hereby award you the President’s Cup,” Trump said, reading from a ceremonial scroll.

As part of his four-day state visit to Japan, Trump was treated to ring-side sumo seats and the opportunity to be the first American leader to award a winning trophy to the sumo champion.