Mongolian maegashira involved in traffic accident

Mongolian maegashira involved in traffic accident

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokutenho speaks to reporters at his stable in Tokyo on May 2, apologizing for causing a traffic accident last week. The Japan Sumo Association, which strictly forbids its wrestlers from driving, is set to hold a special executive committee meeting early next week to decide what kind of punishment it will hand down to the eighth-ranked maegashira.

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