Sumo: Former komusubi Tokitenku dies at 37

Photo taken in July 2015 shows Tokitenku (L) barely defeating Kotoyuki during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. Tokitenku died of malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 31, 2017, at the age of 37, just months after retiring as a sumo wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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