Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu smiles after being awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award, at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The wrestler, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, holds the second-highest rank in Japanese sumo of ozeki.

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