Forty top sumo wrestlers have posed for photos outside the Royal Albert Hall ahead of the beginning of the Grand Sumo Tournament. It has been 34 years since the tournament was last hosted at the London venue to sold-out crowds. The 1991 competition was the only previous occasion when sumo has been hosted professionally outside Japan.

Forty top sumo wrestlers have posed for photos outside the Royal Albert Hall ahead of the beginning of the Grand Sumo Tournament. It has been 34 years since the tournament was last hosted at the London venue to sold-out crowds. The 1991 competition was the only previous occasion when sumo has been hosted professionally outside Japan.