Kitanoumi elected JSA chairman, 10 board seats decided

Kitanoumi elected JSA chairman, 10 board seats decided

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Kitanoumi meets the press at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 1 after being elected new chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. Kitanoumi, 48, was elected unanimously by the 10-member board and will succeed Tokitsukaze.

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