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Sumo: Former yokozuna Hakuho to hold retirement ceremony in January

Former yokozuna Hakuho will hold his official retirement ceremony on Jan. 28 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, the winner of a record 45 grand sumo tournaments announced Monday in an online press conference.

The Mongolian-born former grand champion, now known as the stablemaster Miyagino, drew the curtain on his 20-year wrestling career after last September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. ...continue reading


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