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Foreign sumo numbers soar

Georgian Tochinoshin and Mongolia's Hakuba became the latest foreign wrestlers to join sumo's elite makuuchi division as the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday released the rankings for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Apr 24 2008

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