JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers and stable masters punished by the Japan Sumo Association over a widespread gambling scandal bow in apology during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010. The JSA has fired ozeki Kotomitsuki and stablemaster Otake for being the central figures in the scandal.

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